Djibouti vs Morocco: Age dependency ratio
Djibouti
51.0%
in 2025
Morocco
50.7%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
145th
Morocco rank
147th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Morocco
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 51.0% against 50.7% in Morocco, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Djibouti ranks 145th and Morocco ranks 147th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 97.1% | 10.6% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 95.5% | 3.5% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 83.3% | 7.8% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 69.7% | 13.6% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 57.1% | 14.3% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 51.5% | 10.4% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.2% | 1.6% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Djibouti or Morocco?
- Djibouti, at 51.0% against 50.7% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Djibouti and Morocco?
- 0.3%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Morocco rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 145th and Morocco ranks 147th 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.