IDA & IBRD total vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio
IDA & IBRD total
54.2%
in 2025
Malawi
74.6%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Malawi rank
29th
Age dependency ratio over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 74.6% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 86.1% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 80.2% | 91.7% | 11.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 96.2% | 23.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 97.5% | 30.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 99.4% | 39.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 94.1% | 38.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 79.4% | 24.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, IDA & IBRD total or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 74.6% against 54.2% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between IDA & IBRD total and Malawi?
- 20.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 29th 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.