Chad vs Least developed countries: Age dependency ratio
Chad
92.6%
in 2025
Least developed countries
74.7%
in 2025
Chad rank
7th
Least developed countries rank
9th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Chad
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Chad currently reports 92.6% against 74.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Least developed countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 85.9% | 1.2% | Least developed countries |
| 1970s | 92.3% | 90.9% | 1.4% | Chad |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 92.7% | 9.2% | Chad |
| 1990s | 103.9% | 90.2% | 13.7% | Chad |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 86.4% | 19.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 81.2% | 21.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 76.2% | 20.1% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Chad or Least developed countries?
- Chad, at 92.6% against 74.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Chad and Least developed countries?
- 17.9%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Least developed countries?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Least developed countries rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Chad ranks 7th and Least developed countries ranks 9th 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.