Libya vs Vietnam: Age dependency ratio
Libya
47.1%
in 2025
Vietnam
47.8%
in 2025
Libya rank
166th
Vietnam rank
163rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Libya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 47.8% against 47.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 166th and Vietnam ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.8% | 92.3% | 11.6% | Libya |
| 1970s | 109.8% | 88.4% | 21.4% | Libya |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 82.6% | 10.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 71.5% | 4.0% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 52.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 44.3% | 9.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.4% | 2.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Libya or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 47.8% against 47.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Libya and Vietnam?
- 0.7%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Vietnam rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Libya ranks 166th and Vietnam ranks 163rd of 217 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.