Morocco vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio, young

Morocco
38.0%
in 2025
Suriname
38.1%
in 2025
Morocco rank
95th
Suriname rank
94th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Morocco
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 38.1% against 38.0% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Morocco ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 94th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 91.2% 97.5% 6.2% Suriname
1970s 89.6% 90.8% 1.2% Suriname
1980s 78.4% 67.2% 11.1% Morocco
1990s 63.5% 60.1% 3.4% Morocco
2000s 49.7% 49.4% 0.3% Morocco
2010s 42.7% 44.4% 1.6% Suriname
2020s 39.6% 39.3% 0.2% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Morocco or Suriname?
Suriname, at 38.1% against 38.0% in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Morocco and Suriname?
0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Morocco ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 94th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.