Channel Islands vs Laos: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Channel Islands
52.6%
in 2025
Laos
53.0%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
131st
Laos rank
129th
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Channel Islands
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 53.0% against 52.6% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 131st and Laos ranks 129th of 218 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 81.6% | 28.4% | Laos |
| 1970s | 53.5% | 85.4% | 31.9% | Laos |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 90.3% | 44.0% | Laos |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 89.5% | 44.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 79.3% | 33.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 60.8% | 12.6% | Laos |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 54.4% | 2.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Channel Islands or Laos?
- Laos, at 53.0% against 52.6% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Channel Islands and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Laos rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Channel Islands ranks 131st and Laos ranks 129th 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.