Iraq vs Tajikistan: Age dependency ratio
Iraq
65.2%
in 2025
Tajikistan
66.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
56th
Tajikistan rank
53rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Iraq
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 66.5% against 65.2% in Iraq, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Iraq ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 91.5% | 7.9% | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 101.7% | 92.5% | 9.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 101.4% | 87.8% | 13.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.7% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 74.9% | 9.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 65.3% | 11.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.6% | 2.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Iraq or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 66.5% against 65.2% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Iraq and Tajikistan?
- 1.3%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Tajikistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 53rd 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.