Bangladesh vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, young
Bangladesh
42.1%
in 2025
Philippines
40.4%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
84th
Philippines rank
86th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 42.1% against 40.4% in Philippines, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 84th and Philippines ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.4% | 100.1% | 19.7% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 85.9% | 92.5% | 6.6% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 84.9% | 78.8% | 6.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 73.1% | 1.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 63.3% | 3.8% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 53.7% | 3.9% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 44.0% | 0.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bangladesh or Philippines?
- Bangladesh, at 42.1% against 40.4% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 1.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bangladesh ranks 84th and Philippines ranks 86th 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.