North America vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio
North America
54.9%
in 2025
Zambia
75.3%
in 2025
North America rank
26th
Zambia rank
27th
Age dependency ratio over time
- North America
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 75.3% against 54.9% in North America, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3% | 98.4% | 32.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 107.1% | 51.3% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 108.5% | 58.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 103.7% | 52.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 97.3% | 49.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 88.6% | 38.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 78.8% | 25.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, North America or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 75.3% against 54.9% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between North America and Zambia?
- 20.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- North America ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.