Morocco vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio
Morocco
50.7%
in 2025
Tunisia
50.4%
in 2025
Morocco rank
146th
Tunisia rank
148th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Morocco
- Tunisia
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 50.7% against 50.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 146th and Tunisia ranks 148th of 217 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 91.9% | 5.2% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 90.1% | 5.4% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 77.9% | 5.4% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 64.7% | 5.0% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 48.9% | 8.2% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 46.3% | 5.2% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.4% | 0.8% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Morocco or Tunisia?
- Morocco, at 50.7% against 50.4% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Morocco and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Morocco ranks 146th and Tunisia ranks 148th 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.