Nepal vs Russian Federation: Age dependency ratio
Nepal
53.1%
in 2025
Russian Federation
53.4%
in 2025
Nepal rank
128th
Russian Federation rank
126th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Nepal
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 53.4% against 53.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 128th and Russian Federation ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.2% | 56.4% | 20.8% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 47.9% | 30.6% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 47.5% | 33.4% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 48.6% | 33.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 41.0% | 35.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 43.1% | 20.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 51.4% | 3.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Nepal or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 53.4% against 53.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Nepal and Russian Federation?
- 0.3%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Russian Federation?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Russian Federation rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Nepal ranks 128th and Russian Federation ranks 126th 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.