Guinea vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio, young

Guinea
72.4%
in 2025
Yemen
72.7%
in 2025
Guinea rank
18th
Yemen rank
17th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 72.7% against 72.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.

Guinea ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 71.7% 75.3% 3.6% Yemen
1970s 75.4% 90.3% 14.9% Yemen
1980s 81.0% 105.4% 24.4% Yemen
1990s 84.3% 109.0% 24.7% Yemen
2000s 88.5% 92.5% 4.0% Yemen
2010s 81.9% 76.5% 5.5% Guinea
2020s 75.0% 73.3% 1.7% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 72.7% against 72.4% in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guinea and Yemen?
0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Yemen?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Guinea ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.