Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
52.4%
in 2025
Malawi
74.6%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
31st
Malawi rank
29th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 74.6% against 52.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 86.1% | 14.9% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 68.3% | 91.7% | 23.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 62.6% | 96.2% | 33.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 97.5% | 37.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 99.4% | 48.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 94.1% | 46.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 79.4% | 27.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 74.6% against 52.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
- 22.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th 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.