Mauritius vs United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio, young
Mauritius
20.4%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
19.4%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
202nd
United Arab Emirates rank
205th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mauritius
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 20.4% against 19.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 202nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 205th of 218 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 53.5% | 30.7% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 65.2% | 39.2% | 26.0% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 43.2% | 6.7% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 36.0% | 5.9% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 22.6% | 11.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 20.5% | 5.8% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mauritius or United Arab Emirates?
- Mauritius, at 20.4% against 19.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mauritius and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and United Arab Emirates rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mauritius ranks 202nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 205th 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.