Eritrea vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Madagascar
73.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Madagascar rank
31st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 73.6% against 72.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 98.9% | 18.3% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 100.5% | 13.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 99.4% | 11.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 93.6% | 4.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 91.7% | 2.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.1% | 2.6% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.4% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 73.6% against 72.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 1.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 217 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.