East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Pakistan: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 68.4% against 44.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 82.0% | 0.1% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 88.7% | 8.8% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 87.9% | 24.7% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 90.9% | 36.5% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 82.1% | 36.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 74.2% | 31.3% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 70.3% | 24.9% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 68.4% against 44.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?
- 23.6%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 47th of 47 groups.
- 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.