Iraq vs Kenya: Age dependency ratio
Iraq
65.2%
in 2025
Kenya
64.7%
in 2025
Iraq rank
56th
Kenya rank
57th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 65.2% against 64.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 56th and Kenya ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 111.8% | 28.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 101.7% | 117.4% | 15.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 101.4% | 111.0% | 9.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 100.3% | 8.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 88.2% | 4.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 80.0% | 3.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.6% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 65.2% against 64.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 56th 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.