Eritrea vs Small states: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Small states rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Eritrea
- Small states
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 72.0% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 19.7%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Small states ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 83.3% | 2.7% | Small states |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 78.5% | 8.6% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 71.9% | 16.2% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 68.7% | 20.6% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 59.9% | 28.8% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 54.7% | 29.9% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 52.7% | 23.1% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Small states?
- Eritrea, at 72.0% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Small states?
- 19.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Small states ranks 32nd 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.