IDA total vs Mauritania: Age dependency ratio, young
IDA total
64.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
78.0%
in 2025
IDA total rank
11th
Mauritania rank
11th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- IDA total
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 78.0% against 64.4% in IDA total, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 77.5% | 2.9% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 87.6% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 88.9% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 85.6% | 2.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 83.8% | 6.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 84.2% | 12.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 80.5% | 14.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, IDA total or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 78.0% against 64.4% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between IDA total and Mauritania?
- 13.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Mauritania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- IDA total ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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.