Belarus vs Estonia: Age dependency ratio, young

Belarus
24.1%
in 2025
Estonia
24.2%
in 2025
Belarus rank
167th
Estonia rank
165th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Belarus
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 24.2% against 24.1% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Belarus ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 165th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Estonia Difference Ahead
1960s 49.4% 34.5% 14.9% Belarus
1970s 39.7% 33.0% 6.7% Belarus
1980s 34.2% 33.3% 0.9% Belarus
1990s 32.8% 31.3% 1.4% Belarus
2000s 23.3% 23.3% 0.0% Estonia
2010s 23.0% 24.3% 1.4% Estonia
2020s 25.1% 25.3% 0.3% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belarus or Estonia?
Estonia, at 24.2% against 24.1% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belarus and Estonia?
0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Belarus ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 165th 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.