Post-demographic dividend vs Rwanda: Age dependency ratio, young
Post-demographic dividend
23.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
62.8%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
44th
Rwanda rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 62.8% against 23.2% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 39.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 106.1% | 62.3% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 39.0% | 93.5% | 54.6% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 96.9% | 64.7% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 103.0% | 74.4% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 81.4% | 55.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 73.8% | 49.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 65.3% | 41.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Post-demographic dividend or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 62.8% against 23.2% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Post-demographic dividend and Rwanda?
- 39.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st 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.