Bangladesh vs Slovakia: Age dependency ratio
Bangladesh
52.2%
in 2025
Slovakia
52.9%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
133rd
Slovakia rank
130th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bangladesh
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 52.9% against 52.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Slovakia ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 61.5% | 24.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 56.9% | 35.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 56.3% | 35.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 50.9% | 27.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 40.9% | 24.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 42.0% | 15.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 50.8% | 2.5% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bangladesh or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 52.9% against 52.2% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bangladesh and Slovakia?
- 0.7%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Slovakia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Slovakia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Slovakia ranks 130th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.