IDA & IBRD total vs Liberia: Age dependency ratio
IDA & IBRD total
54.2%
in 2025
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Liberia rank
30th
Age dependency ratio over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA & IBRD total averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 81.0% | 0.2% | IDA & IBRD total |
| 1970s | 80.2% | 86.3% | 6.1% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 89.1% | 16.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 87.7% | 20.4% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 86.0% | 26.3% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 83.7% | 27.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 77.0% | 22.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, IDA & IBRD total or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between IDA & IBRD total and Liberia?
- 19.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Liberia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- 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.