Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mauritania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 78.0% against 52.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 25.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 81.8% | 4.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 84.4% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 82.5% | 6.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 78.0% | 7.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 63.4% | 20.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 57.5% | 26.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 54.7% | 25.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 78.0% against 52.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 25.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.