Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio
Saudi Arabia
36.4%
in 2025
Singapore
35.0%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
210th
Singapore rank
211th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.4% against 35.0% in Singapore, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 84.6% | 6.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 59.3% | 30.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 40.1% | 43.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 35.4% | 41.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 31.5% | 25.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 28.0% | 11.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 4.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?
- Saudi Arabia, at 36.4% against 35.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 1.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 211th 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.