Djibouti vs Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio
Djibouti
51.0%
in 2025
Nicaragua
51.5%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 51.5% against 51.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Djibouti ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 101.8% | 15.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 99.5% | 7.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 98.9% | 7.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 88.2% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 70.6% | 0.7% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 59.1% | 2.9% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 53.3% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Djibouti or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 51.5% against 51.0% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd 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.