Pacific island small states vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio, young
Pacific island small states
53.5%
in 2025
Uganda
78.9%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Pacific island small states
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 78.9% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 25.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.7% | 91.3% | 1.4% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 86.4% | 94.4% | 7.9% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 98.2% | 20.7% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 101.9% | 30.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 104.8% | 42.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 95.9% | 38.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 82.2% | 27.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Pacific island small states or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 78.9% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Pacific island small states and Uganda?
- 25.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.