Eritrea vs IBRD only: Age dependency ratio, young
Eritrea
64.6%
in 2025
IBRD only
31.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
IBRD only rank
33rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Eritrea
- IBRD only
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 64.6% against 31.4% in IBRD only, a difference of 33.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.1 times IBRD only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 34th and IBRD only ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.8% | 72.0% | 3.7% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 69.1% | 13.2% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 59.1% | 24.1% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 51.7% | 32.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 41.6% | 40.8% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 36.1% | 41.4% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 33.0% | 35.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Eritrea or IBRD only?
- Eritrea, at 64.6% against 31.4% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Eritrea and IBRD only?
- 33.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and IBRD only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and IBRD only rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and IBRD only ranks 33rd of 217 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.