Burkina Faso vs European Union: Age dependency ratio
Burkina Faso
78.1%
in 2025
European Union
57.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
European Union rank
19th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- European Union
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 78.1% against 57.9% in European Union, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and European Union ranks 19th 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 | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 56.0% | 21.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 56.4% | 31.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 51.2% | 45.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 48.7% | 52.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 48.7% | 45.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 52.3% | 39.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 56.7% | 26.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or European Union?
- Burkina Faso, at 78.1% against 57.9% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and European Union?
- 20.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and European Union?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and European Union rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and European Union ranks 19th 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.