Armenia vs Bhutan: Age dependency ratio, young

Armenia
28.5%
in 2025
Bhutan
27.9%
in 2025
Armenia rank
127th
Bhutan rank
130th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Armenia
  • Bhutan
20406080196019922025

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 28.5% against 27.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.

Armenia ranks 127th and Bhutan ranks 130th of 218 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Bhutan Difference Ahead
1960s 71.2% 75.1% 3.9% Bhutan
1970s 57.5% 76.4% 18.9% Bhutan
1980s 46.9% 79.2% 32.3% Bhutan
1990s 49.3% 75.4% 26.0% Bhutan
2000s 32.7% 55.8% 23.0% Bhutan
2010s 28.9% 40.1% 11.2% Bhutan
2020s 29.2% 30.4% 1.1% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Armenia or Bhutan?
Armenia, at 28.5% against 27.9% in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Armenia and Bhutan?
0.6%, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Bhutan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Bhutan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Armenia ranks 127th and Bhutan ranks 130th 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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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.