Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Age dependency ratio, young
Turkmenistan
48.8%
in 2025
Uzbekistan
50.0%
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
66th
Uzbekistan rank
64th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 50.0% against 48.8% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 66th and Uzbekistan ranks 64th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 6 and Uzbekistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 85.8% | 0.2% | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 83.9% | 83.7% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 71.6% | 2.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 69.2% | 2.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 52.9% | 1.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.9% | 2.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.1% | 0.9% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 50.0% against 48.8% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 1.2%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Turkmenistan ranks 66th and Uzbekistan ranks 64th 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.