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
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
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.