Liberia vs World: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Liberia
73.7%
in 2025
World
54.5%
in 2025
Liberia rank
30th
World rank
27th
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Liberia
- World
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 73.7% against 54.5% in World, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 76.2% | 4.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 75.3% | 11.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 68.5% | 20.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 64.1% | 23.6% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 57.8% | 28.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 55.2% | 28.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 55.0% | 22.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Liberia or World?
- Liberia, at 73.7% against 54.5% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Liberia and World?
- 19.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and World rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th and World ranks 27th 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.