Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guinea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 78.6% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Guinea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 88.0% | 8.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 82.7% | 90.5% | 7.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 88.3% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 84.1% | 8.1% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 70.1% | 26.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 63.6% | 25.0% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 61.3% | 19.9% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Guinea, at 78.6% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 19.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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.