Gabon vs Kenya: Age dependency ratio, young
Gabon
60.8%
in 2025
Kenya
59.7%
in 2025
Gabon rank
47th
Kenya rank
50th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Gabon
- Kenya
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 60.8% against 59.7% in Kenya, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Gabon ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 50th of 218 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.4% | 106.1% | 49.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 112.8% | 45.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 106.5% | 28.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 95.9% | 15.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 84.1% | 14.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 75.7% | 13.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 63.7% | 1.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Gabon or Kenya?
- Gabon, at 60.8% against 59.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Gabon and Kenya?
- 1.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gabon ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 50th 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.