Gambia vs Malawi: Age dependency ratio, young
Gambia
69.6%
in 2025
Malawi
70.0%
in 2025
Gambia rank
27th
Malawi rank
26th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 70.0% against 69.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 80.6% | 7.0% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 78.6% | 86.3% | 7.7% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 88.9% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 90.8% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 91.9% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 88.0% | 7.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 74.7% | 1.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 70.0% against 69.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th 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.