Afghanistan vs IDA only: Age dependency ratio, young
Afghanistan
77.4%
in 2025
IDA only
64.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
IDA only rank
12th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA only
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77.4% against 64.1% in IDA only, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA only ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and IDA only ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and IDA only in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.2% | 80.6% | 2.5% | IDA only |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 84.5% | 1.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 85.2% | 7.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 81.9% | 17.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 76.7% | 27.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 71.1% | 19.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 65.8% | 14.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Afghanistan or IDA only?
- Afghanistan, at 77.4% against 64.1% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Afghanistan and IDA only?
- 13.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and IDA only ranks 12th 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.