Djibouti vs Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio, young
Djibouti
43.5%
in 2025
Nicaragua
42.9%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
79th
Nicaragua rank
81st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Djibouti
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 43.5% against 42.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Djibouti ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 96.6% | 14.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 94.5% | 7.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 93.6% | 7.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 82.5% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.7% | 1.9% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.6% | 3.8% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.1% | 0.5% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Djibouti or Nicaragua?
- Djibouti, at 43.5% against 42.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 0.6%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Djibouti ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.