Cuba vs Viet Nam: Age dependency ratio
Cuba
47.2%
in 2025
Viet Nam
47.8%
in 2025
Cuba rank
166th
Viet Nam rank
164th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cuba
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 47.8% against 47.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Cuba ranks 166th and Viet Nam ranks 164th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 92.3% | 21.0% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 88.4% | 14.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 82.6% | 28.9% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 71.5% | 26.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 52.2% | 8.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 44.3% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 47.4% | 1.0% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cuba or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 47.8% against 47.2% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cuba and Viet Nam?
- 0.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Viet Nam rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 166th and Viet Nam ranks 164th 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.