Ghana vs Kenya: Age dependency ratio
Ghana
64.5%
in 2025
Kenya
64.7%
in 2025
Ghana rank
58th
Kenya rank
57th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64.7% against 64.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.4% | 111.8% | 10.4% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 102.9% | 117.4% | 14.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 111.0% | 18.3% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 100.3% | 11.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 88.2% | 9.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 80.0% | 7.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 68.6% | 2.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 64.7% against 64.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 57th 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.