Belarus vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency ratio
Belarus
51.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
51.9%
in 2025
Belarus rank
141st
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belarus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 51.9% against 51.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.0% | 80.0% | 18.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 73.2% | 18.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 66.7% | 17.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 55.7% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 48.5% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 50.4% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 51.7% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belarus or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 51.9% against 51.9% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belarus and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belarus ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.