East Asia & Pacific vs Rwanda: Age dependency ratio
East Asia & Pacific
46.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
69.6%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
43rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 69.6% against 46.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.9% | 112.6% | 33.7% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 76.6% | 98.9% | 22.4% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 101.6% | 40.3% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 107.3% | 54.2% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 86.1% | 40.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 79.1% | 35.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 71.8% | 25.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, East Asia & Pacific or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 69.6% against 46.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?
- 23.4%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 43rd 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.