Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Age dependency ratio, young
Sri Lanka
33.0%
in 2025
Viet Nam
33.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
109th
Viet Nam rank
107th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Sri Lanka
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 33.8% against 33.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 109th and Viet Nam ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 82.5% | 9.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 66.2% | 78.5% | 12.3% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 58.4% | 72.8% | 14.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 61.8% | 15.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 42.9% | 4.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.9% | 0.8% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 33.8% against 33.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 0.8%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Sri Lanka ranks 109th and Viet Nam ranks 107th 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.