Samoa vs South Asia: Age dependency ratio, young
Samoa
68.1%
in 2025
South Asia
36.1%
in 2025
Samoa rank
28th
South Asia rank
25th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Samoa
- South Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 68.1% against 36.1% in South Asia, a difference of 32.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.3% | 75.5% | 34.8% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 103.6% | 74.5% | 29.1% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 70.8% | 11.7% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 64.8% | 8.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 55.3% | 16.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 45.2% | 22.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 38.0% | 31.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Samoa or South Asia?
- Samoa, at 68.1% against 36.1% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Samoa and South Asia?
- 32.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Samoa ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 25th 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.