Guyana vs Nepal: Age dependency ratio, young
Guyana
45.1%
in 2025
Nepal
42.9%
in 2025
Guyana rank
77th
Nepal rank
80th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Guyana
- Nepal
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 45.1% against 42.9% in Nepal, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 77th and Nepal ranks 80th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.5% | 71.7% | 24.8% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 72.4% | 15.1% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 74.3% | 4.0% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 75.3% | 14.0% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 69.2% | 11.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 54.6% | 7.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.7% | 0.9% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Guyana or Nepal?
- Guyana, at 45.1% against 42.9% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Guyana and Nepal?
- 2.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Nepal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guyana ranks 77th and Nepal ranks 80th 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.