Iraq vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio, young
Iraq
59.5%
in 2025
Tonga
60.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
51st
Tonga rank
48th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 60.0% against 59.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 48th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 90.2% | 13.7% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 92.7% | 90.5% | 2.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 79.1% | 13.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 72.2% | 13.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 67.9% | 10.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 64.4% | 6.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 1.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Iraq or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 60.0% against 59.5% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 48th 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.