Botswana vs Egypt: Age dependency ratio, young
Botswana
50.0%
in 2025
Egypt
50.0%
in 2025
Botswana rank
63rd
Egypt rank
65th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Botswana
- Egypt
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 50.0% against 50.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 63rd and Egypt ranks 65th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.0% | 77.7% | 19.3% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 75.0% | 23.8% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 75.2% | 15.2% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 69.6% | 8.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 57.5% | 1.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 54.9% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 52.2% | 1.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Botswana or Egypt?
- Botswana, at 50.0% against 50.0% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Botswana and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Botswana ranks 63rd and Egypt ranks 65th 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.