South Africa vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio
South Africa
48.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
48.5%
in 2025
South Africa rank
162nd
Ukraine rank
160th
Age dependency ratio over time
- South Africa
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 48.5% against 48.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 162nd and Ukraine ranks 160th of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.7% | 52.4% | 31.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 83.8% | 50.4% | 33.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 49.6% | 26.9% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 50.3% | 20.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 43.1% | 15.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 43.3% | 8.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, South Africa or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 48.5% against 48.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between South Africa and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- South Africa ranks 162nd and Ukraine ranks 160th 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.
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.