Cape Verde vs Libya: Age dependency ratio
Cape Verde
46.7%
in 2025
Libya
47.1%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
169th
Libya rank
166th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cape Verde
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 47.1% against 46.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 169th and Libya ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 103.8% | 3.3% | Libya |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 109.8% | 4.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 92.9% | 13.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 67.4% | 29.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 53.7% | 20.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 54.2% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.4% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cape Verde or Libya?
- Libya, at 47.1% against 46.7% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cape Verde and Libya?
- 0.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Libya rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th and Libya ranks 166th of 217 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.