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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.