East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Eritrea: Age dependency ratio, young
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
26.4%
in 2025
Eritrea
64.6%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
37th
Eritrea rank
34th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 64.6% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 38.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.2% | 75.8% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 82.3% | 9.5% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 83.2% | 27.9% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 83.7% | 38.4% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 82.4% | 47.8% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 77.5% | 47.4% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 68.5% | 40.3% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 64.6% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eritrea?
- 38.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eritrea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eritrea rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- 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.