Botswana vs Lebanon: Age dependency ratio
Botswana
56.3%
in 2025
Lebanon
56.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
96th
Lebanon rank
97th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Botswana
- Lebanon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 56.3% against 56.3% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 96th and Lebanon ranks 97th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.4% | 96.2% | 9.2% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 106.3% | 84.9% | 21.4% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 72.4% | 24.1% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 65.1% | 19.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 53.4% | 11.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 50.3% | 10.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.7% | 0.7% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Botswana or Lebanon?
- Botswana, at 56.3% against 56.3% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Botswana and Lebanon?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lebanon rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Botswana ranks 96th and Lebanon ranks 97th of 217 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.