Liberia vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
Malawi
74.6%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 74.6% against 73.7% in Liberia, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 86.1% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 91.7% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 96.2% | 7.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 97.5% | 9.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 99.4% | 13.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 94.1% | 10.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 79.4% | 2.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 74.6% against 73.7% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and Malawi?
- 0.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th 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.