Afghanistan vs Arab World: Age dependency ratio, young
Afghanistan
77.4%
in 2025
Arab World
50.5%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Arab World rank
16th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Afghanistan
- Arab World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77.4% against 50.5% in Arab World, a difference of 26.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Arab World ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Arab World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.2% | 84.6% | 6.5% | Arab World |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 86.4% | 0.8% | Arab World |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 83.0% | 9.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 74.6% | 24.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 61.5% | 42.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 55.3% | 35.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 52.6% | 27.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Afghanistan or Arab World?
- Afghanistan, at 77.4% against 50.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 26.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Arab World ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.