Liberia vs Other small states: Age dependency ratio
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
Other small states
51.7%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
Other small states rank
33rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- Other small states
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 51.7% in Other small states, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 74.7% | 6.3% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 72.0% | 14.3% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 70.1% | 19.1% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 69.4% | 18.3% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 60.9% | 25.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 55.2% | 28.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 52.4% | 24.6% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or Other small states?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 51.7% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and Other small states?
- 22.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Other small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 33rd 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.