Burundi vs Chad: Age dependency ratio
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
Chad
92.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Chad rank
7th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 92.6% against 87.0% in Burundi, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 10th and Chad ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 84.7% | 9.1% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 92.3% | 3.2% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 101.9% | 3.0% | Chad |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 103.9% | 5.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 105.5% | 10.6% | Chad |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 102.5% | 6.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 96.3% | 3.6% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burundi or Chad?
- Chad, at 92.6% against 87.0% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burundi and Chad?
- 5.6%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Chad?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Chad rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 10th and Chad ranks 7th 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.