Liberia vs Small states: Age dependency ratio
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
Small states rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Liberia
- Small states
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Small states ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 83.3% | 2.3% | Small states |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 78.5% | 7.8% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 71.9% | 17.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 68.7% | 19.0% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 59.9% | 26.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 54.7% | 29.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 52.7% | 24.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or Small states?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and Small states?
- 21.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Small states ranks 32nd 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.