Burundi vs IDA only: Age dependency ratio
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
IDA only
72.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
IDA only rank
10th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- IDA only
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 87.0% against 72.6% in IDA only, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 10th and IDA only ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 86.7% | 7.0% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 90.9% | 4.6% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 92.0% | 6.8% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 89.0% | 20.0% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 84.3% | 10.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 79.1% | 16.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 74.2% | 18.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burundi or IDA only?
- Burundi, at 87.0% against 72.6% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burundi and IDA only?
- 14.4%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and IDA only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and IDA only rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 10th and IDA only ranks 10th 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.