Cape Verde vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio
Cape Verde
46.7%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
46.3%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
170th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
172nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 46.7% against 46.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 170th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 69.5% | 31.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 73.1% | 32.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 53.1% | 53.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 45.9% | 51.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 47.0% | 27.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 44.4% | 8.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 44.6% | 5.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Cape Verde, at 46.7% against 46.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd 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.