Malawi vs Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio
Malawi
74.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
73.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Malawi
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 74.6% against 73.4% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Malawi ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.1% | 94.6% | 8.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 93.7% | 2.0% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 93.5% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 90.7% | 6.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 76.9% | 22.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 72.9% | 21.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 74.9% | 4.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Malawi or Vanuatu?
- Malawi, at 74.6% against 73.4% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.