Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Age dependency ratio
Mauritania
83.9%
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
83.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
11th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
12th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.9% against 83.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 91.1% | 9.0% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 96.4% | 3.1% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 100.7% | 5.8% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 92.8% | 1.3% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 90.7% | 0.9% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.8% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Mauritania, at 83.9% against 83.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th 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.