Guatemala vs Lebanon: Age dependency ratio
Guatemala
56.2%
in 2025
Lebanon
56.3%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
99th
Lebanon rank
97th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guatemala
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 56.3% against 56.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 97th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.2% | 96.2% | 0.9% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 84.9% | 8.4% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 72.4% | 22.1% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 65.1% | 28.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 53.4% | 31.6% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 50.3% | 19.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 57.7% | 1.4% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guatemala or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 56.3% against 56.2% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guatemala and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Lebanon rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 97th 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.