Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
Iraq
59.5%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
55.4%
in 2025
Iraq rank
51st
Marshall Islands rank
54th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Iraq
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 59.5% against 55.4% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Marshall Islands ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 98.0% | 21.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 92.7% | 98.2% | 5.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 108.7% | 15.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 93.0% | 7.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 68.9% | 9.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 63.4% | 7.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 56.2% | 6.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Iraq or Marshall Islands?
- Iraq, at 59.5% against 55.4% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Iraq and Marshall Islands?
- 4.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Marshall Islands ranks 54th 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.