Ghana vs Iraq: Age dependency ratio, young
Ghana
58.3%
in 2025
Iraq
59.5%
in 2025
Ghana rank
52nd
Iraq rank
51st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 59.5% against 58.3% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Iraq ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 76.5% | 18.3% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 97.2% | 92.7% | 4.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 93.1% | 5.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 85.4% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 78.6% | 6.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 71.2% | 4.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 63.0% | 2.4% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 59.5% against 58.3% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ghana and Iraq?
- 1.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and Iraq ranks 51st 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.