Suriname vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio

Suriname
50.4%
in 2025
Tunisia
50.4%
in 2025
Suriname rank
148th
Tunisia rank
149th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Suriname
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 50.4% against 50.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 148th and Tunisia ranks 149th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 107.8% 91.9% 15.8% Suriname
1970s 99.2% 90.1% 9.1% Suriname
1980s 73.4% 77.9% 4.5% Tunisia
1990s 65.7% 64.7% 1.1% Suriname
2000s 57.9% 48.9% 9.1% Suriname
2010s 53.9% 46.3% 7.5% Suriname
2020s 50.7% 50.4% 0.2% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Suriname or Tunisia?
Suriname, at 50.4% against 50.4% in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Suriname and Tunisia?
0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tunisia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Suriname ranks 148th and Tunisia ranks 149th 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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.