Sao Tome and Principe vs South Asia: Age dependency ratio
Sao Tome and Principe
70.6%
in 2025
South Asia
47.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
South Asia rank
41st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Asia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.6% against 47.0% in South Asia, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.7% | 81.7% | 1.1% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 100.7% | 81.4% | 19.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 78.0% | 18.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 71.9% | 23.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 62.7% | 23.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 53.6% | 29.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 48.1% | 25.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sao Tome and Principe or South Asia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.6% against 47.0% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 23.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 41st 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.