Egypt vs Guatemala: Age dependency ratio, young
Egypt
50.0%
in 2025
Guatemala
48.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
65th
Guatemala rank
67th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.0% against 48.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
Egypt ranks 65th and Guatemala ranks 67th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.7% | 90.8% | 13.2% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 75.0% | 88.6% | 13.6% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 88.8% | 13.5% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 86.9% | 17.4% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 78.0% | 20.5% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 62.2% | 7.3% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.6% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Egypt, at 50.0% against 48.5% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 1.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Egypt ranks 65th and Guatemala ranks 67th 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.