Guinea vs Lower middle income: Age dependency ratio, young
Guinea
72.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income
45.8%
in 2025
Guinea rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
18th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guinea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 72.4% against 45.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Guinea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 77.3% | 5.6% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 75.4% | 77.6% | 2.2% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 75.0% | 6.1% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 70.0% | 14.2% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 61.2% | 27.4% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 53.2% | 28.7% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 47.5% | 27.5% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guinea or Lower middle income?
- Guinea, at 72.4% against 45.8% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guinea and Lower middle income?
- 26.6%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Lower middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guinea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 18th 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.