Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.9% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 88.4% | 6.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 91.0% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 89.1% | 5.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 85.2% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 71.5% | 18.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 65.8% | 25.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 63.5% | 23.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 83.9% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 22.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.