Gambia vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio
Gambia
75.2%
in 2025
Zambia
75.3%
in 2025
Gambia rank
28th
Zambia rank
27th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 75.3% against 75.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.5% | 98.4% | 20.0% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 107.1% | 22.7% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 108.5% | 12.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 103.7% | 4.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 97.3% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 88.6% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 78.8% | 0.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Gambia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 75.3% against 75.2% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.