Arab World vs Benin: Age dependency ratio, young

Arab World
50.5%
in 2025
Benin
74.2%
in 2025
Arab World rank
16th
Benin rank
14th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Arab World
  • Benin
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.2% against 50.5% in Arab World, a difference of 23.7%.

That makes Benin'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.

Arab World ranks 16th and Benin ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 84.6% 76.7% 7.9% Arab World
1970s 86.4% 87.0% 0.6% Benin
1980s 83.0% 90.9% 7.9% Benin
1990s 74.6% 90.4% 15.8% Benin
2000s 61.5% 85.7% 24.2% Benin
2010s 55.3% 81.1% 25.8% Benin
2020s 52.6% 76.4% 23.8% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Arab World or Benin?
Benin, at 74.2% against 50.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Arab World and Benin?
23.7%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Benin?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Benin rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Arab World ranks 16th and Benin ranks 14th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, 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.