Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 72.7% against 52.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 20.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 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.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.8% | 75.3% | 6.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 90.3% | 5.9% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 105.4% | 22.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 109.0% | 31.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 92.5% | 29.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 76.5% | 19.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 73.3% | 18.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 72.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 20.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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.