Burundi vs Pacific island small states: Age dependency ratio
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
62.7%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 87.0% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Burundi ranks 10th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 99.1% | 5.4% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 92.8% | 2.7% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 84.3% | 14.5% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 78.5% | 30.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 69.4% | 25.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 65.7% | 30.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 63.9% | 28.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burundi or Pacific island small states?
- Burundi, at 87.0% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burundi and Pacific island small states?
- 24.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Pacific island small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Pacific island small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 10th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th 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.