Middle income vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio, young
Middle income
36.7%
in 2025
Zambia
71.8%
in 2025
Middle income rank
23rd
Zambia rank
20th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 71.8% against 36.7% in Middle income, a difference of 35.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.8% | 92.7% | 16.9% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 100.7% | 26.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 102.1% | 37.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 98.2% | 41.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 93.2% | 46.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 85.3% | 43.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 75.4% | 37.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 71.8% against 36.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Middle income and Zambia?
- 35.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th 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.