Child dependency ratio by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
33.42
Sudan
Lowest
22.93
Iran
Median
25.99
Years covered
151
1950–2100
Data points
3,020
What the numbers show
Child dependency ratio is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 33.42 in Sudan; the lowest is 22.93 in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.99, and the mean is 26.4.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 3.0%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 8.3%).
Child dependency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 33.42 | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 29.76 | 2100 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 3 | Iraq | 29.06 | 2100 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 4 | Djibouti | 28.01 | 2100 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 5 | Egypt | 27.42 | 2100 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 6 | Palestine | 27 | 2100 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 7 | Syria | 26.75 | 2100 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 8 | Jordan | 26.58 | 2100 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 26.34 | 2100 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 26.22 | 2100 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Qatar | 25.76 | 2100 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 25.67 | 2100 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 25.43 | 2100 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 14 | Kuwait | 25.18 | 2100 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Lebanon | 25.15 | 2100 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 16 | Libya | 24.88 | 2100 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 24.58 | 2100 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 24.4 | 2100 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 23.41 | 2100 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran | 22.93 | 2100 | down 5.1% | volatile |