Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency ratio, young
Myanmar
35.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
33.0%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
109th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 35.2% against 33.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 218 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.3% | 73.0% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 71.8% | 66.2% | 5.6% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 58.4% | 7.7% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 46.4% | 10.1% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 38.7% | 8.1% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.1% | 2.4% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 1.8% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Myanmar, at 35.2% against 33.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 2.2%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Myanmar ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th 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.