Pacific island small states vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio
Pacific island small states
62.7%
in 2025
Uganda
82.9%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Uganda rank
13th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Pacific island small states
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82.9% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1% | 95.7% | 3.4% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 99.9% | 7.1% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 104.5% | 20.2% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 107.9% | 29.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 109.6% | 40.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 99.8% | 34.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 86.2% | 22.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Pacific island small states or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82.9% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Pacific island small states and Uganda?
- 20.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 13th 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.
Individual pages
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.