Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.9% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 88.0% | 0.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 90.5% | 5.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 88.3% | 10.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 84.1% | 13.0% | Benin |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 70.1% | 21.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 63.6% | 23.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 61.3% | 20.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Benin, at 79.9% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 20.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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.