Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 83.1% against 61.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.4% | 91.1% | 2.8% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 96.4% | 5.3% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 100.7% | 11.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 92.8% | 7.6% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 90.7% | 19.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 90.4% | 24.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 84.8% | 21.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 83.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 21.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- 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.