France vs Ghana: Age dependency ratio
France
63.3%
in 2025
Ghana
64.5%
in 2025
France rank
61st
Ghana rank
58th
Age dependency ratio over time
- France
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 64.5% against 63.3% in France, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
France ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 58th of 218 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.8% | 101.4% | 40.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 102.9% | 43.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 92.7% | 39.6% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 88.8% | 36.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 78.4% | 24.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 72.1% | 13.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 66.5% | 4.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, France or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 64.5% against 63.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between France and Ghana?
- 1.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ghana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Ghana rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- France ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 58th 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.