Lebanon vs Libya: Age dependency ratio, young
Lebanon
40.0%
in 2025
Libya
39.5%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
88th
Libya rank
90th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Lebanon
- Libya
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 40.0% against 39.5% in Libya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Lebanon ranks 88th and Libya ranks 90th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.7% | 96.0% | 10.3% | Libya |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 103.6% | 27.5% | Libya |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 88.0% | 22.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 62.1% | 4.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 47.8% | 2.8% | Libya |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 47.4% | 7.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 42.1% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Lebanon or Libya?
- Lebanon, at 40.0% against 39.5% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Lebanon and Libya?
- 0.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Libya rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Lebanon ranks 88th and Libya ranks 90th 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.