Burundi vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio
Burundi
87.0%
in 2025
Uganda
82.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Uganda rank
13th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burundi
- Uganda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 87.0% against 82.9% in Uganda, a difference of 4.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Burundi ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 95.7% | 2.0% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 99.9% | 4.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 104.5% | 5.6% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 109.0% | 107.9% | 1.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 109.6% | 14.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 99.8% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 86.2% | 6.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burundi or Uganda?
- Burundi, at 87.0% against 82.9% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burundi and Uganda?
- 4.1%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burundi ranks 10th and Uganda 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.