Comoros vs OECD members: Age dependency ratio, young
Comoros
62.8%
in 2025
OECD members
25.5%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
OECD members rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Comoros
- OECD members
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 62.8% against 25.5% in OECD members, a difference of 37.3%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 2.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 48.2% | 35.2% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 44.2% | 49.8% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 37.7% | 58.2% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 33.4% | 64.8% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 30.0% | 58.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 27.9% | 43.8% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 26.3% | 38.5% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Comoros or OECD members?
- Comoros, at 62.8% against 25.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Comoros and OECD members?
- 37.3%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and OECD members rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Comoros ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st 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.