Burkina Faso vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Age dependency ratio
Burkina Faso
78.1%
in 2025
Central Europe and the Baltics
55.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
23rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 78.1% against 55.5% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 22.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 55.0% | 22.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 52.2% | 35.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 53.0% | 44.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 49.7% | 51.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 44.2% | 50.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 47.1% | 45.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 54.4% | 28.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Burkina Faso, at 78.1% against 55.5% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 22.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 23rd 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.