Burundi vs Least developed countries: Age dependency ratio
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
Least developed countries
74.7%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Least developed countries rank
9th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 87.0% against 74.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 85.9% | 7.8% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 90.9% | 4.7% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 92.7% | 6.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 90.2% | 18.7% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 86.4% | 8.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 81.2% | 14.7% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 76.2% | 16.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burundi or Least developed countries?
- Burundi, at 87.0% against 74.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burundi and Least developed countries?
- 12.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Least developed countries?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Least developed countries rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th 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.