Cape Verde vs Indonesia: Age dependency ratio, young
Cape Verde
36.2%
in 2025
Indonesia
35.5%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
97th
Indonesia rank
100th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Cape Verde
- Indonesia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 36.2% against 35.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 97th and Indonesia ranks 100th of 218 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 73.7% | 17.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 76.9% | 17.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 67.1% | 29.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 54.1% | 33.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 45.0% | 20.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 40.5% | 4.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 36.9% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Cape Verde or Indonesia?
- Cape Verde, at 36.2% against 35.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Cape Verde and Indonesia?
- 0.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Indonesia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Indonesia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th and Indonesia ranks 100th 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.