Qatar vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio, young
Qatar
18.0%
in 2025
Singapore
15.8%
in 2025
Qatar rank
213th
Singapore rank
216th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 18.0% against 15.8% in Singapore, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 213th and Singapore ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.2% | 79.5% | 15.4% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 53.0% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 32.9% | 6.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 27.6% | 8.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.5% | 3.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.6% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.9% | 2.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Qatar or Singapore?
- Qatar, at 18.0% against 15.8% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Qatar and Singapore?
- 2.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Qatar ranks 213th and Singapore ranks 216th 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.