Chad vs Low income: Age dependency ratio, young
Chad
88.5%
in 2025
Low income
73.3%
in 2025
Chad rank
5th
Low income rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Chad
- Low income
How they compare
Chad currently reports 88.5% against 73.3% in Low income, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.
Chad ranks 5th and Low income ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.3% | 80.1% | 2.8% | Low income |
| 1970s | 84.9% | 85.6% | 0.8% | Low income |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 86.6% | 8.0% | Chad |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 87.5% | 9.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | 100.3% | 87.1% | 13.2% | Chad |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 82.0% | 16.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 75.5% | 16.7% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Chad or Low income?
- Chad, at 88.5% against 73.3% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Chad and Low income?
- 15.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Low income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Low income rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Chad ranks 5th and Low income ranks 3rd 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.