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The child dependency ratio in the World

38.94 % in 2022

Between 1973 and 2022, child dependency ratio of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 65.02 % in 1973 to 38.94 % in 2022.

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Age The dependency ratio of the World
Old-Age Dependency Ratio 15.1 % in 2022 WB
Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 43 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 27.26 % in 2022 WB
Oceania 14 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (% in 2022)

Niger is the top country by child dependency ratio in the world. As of 2022, child dependency ratio in Niger was 100.19 %. The top 5 countries also includes Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, and Mali.

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Niger 100.19 WB
Central African Republic 97.53 WB
Chad 94.11 WB
Somalia 93.83 WB
Mali 93.57 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.08 WB
Burundi 88.45 WB
Angola 85.93 WB
Uganda 83.67 WB
South Sudan 82.38 WB
Burkina Faso 81.35 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 80.98 WB
Mozambique 80.73 WB
Nigeria 79.74 WB
Afghanistan 79.18 WB
Gambia 78.98 WB
Benin 77.85 WB
Malawi 77.73 WB
Zambia 77.36 WB
Cameroon 76.58 WB
Mauritania 75.41 WB
Guinea 75.35 WB
Senegal 74.81 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 73.9 WB
Sudan 73.65 WB
Congo 73.01 WB
Zimbabwe 72.5 WB
Liberia 72.14 WB
Guinea Bissau 70.29 WB
Togo 70.22 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 69.53 WB
Vanuatu 69.27 WB
Ethiopia 69.23 WB
Eritrea 69.02 WB
Yemen 68.29 WB
Solomon Islands 68.11 WB
Madagascar 67.85 WB
Sierra Leone 67.33 WB
Palestine 67.19 WB
Nauru 65.99 WB
Rwanda 65.94 WB
Comoros 65.93 WB
Equatorial Guinea 65.93 WB
Samoa 65.67 WB
Iraq 64.11 WB
Kenya 63.75 WB
Ghana 62.07 WB
Pakistan 61.81 WB
Gabon 60.65 WB
Namibia 60.61 WB
Tajikistan 60.19 WB
Kiribati 60.02 WB
Timor-Leste 57.77 WB
Tonga 57.55 WB
Eswatini 56.59 WB
Kyrgyzstan 56.46 WB
Lesotho 54.96 WB
Papua New Guinea 54.74 WB
Egypt 52.74 WB
Guatemala 51.67 WB
Mongolia 51.59 WB
Marshall Islands 51.53 WB
Tuvalu 51.22 WB
Botswana 51.15 WB
Haiti 50.61 WB
Jordan 50.09 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 49.16 WB
Turkmenistan 48.83 WB
Algeria 48.66 WB
Bolivia 47.93 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 47.71 WB
Kazakhstan 47.62 WB
Philippines 47.23 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 47.21 WB
Israel 46.87 WB
Uzbekistan 46.73 WB
Djibouti 46.71 WB
Honduras 45.91 WB
Nicaragua 45.74 WB
Paraguay 44.5 WB
Nepal 44.42 WB
Cambodia 44.37 WB
Guyana 43.95 WB
Lebanon 43.79 WB
Fiji 43.68 WB
South Africa 43.55 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 43.21 WB
Libya 42.33 WB
Dominican Republic 41.39 WB
Belize 41.29 WB
Morocco 40.47 WB
Panama 40.14 WB
Peru 39.66 WB
Suriname 39.55 WB
Ecuador 38.65 WB
Oman 38.49 WB
Cabo Verde 38.35 WB
El Salvador 38.3 WB
Bangladesh 38.2 WB
Tunisia 37.56 WB
India 37.33 WB
Indonesia 37.1 WB
Mexico 36.49 WB
Saudi Arabia 36.42 WB
Grenada 36.34 WB
Myanmar 35.95 WB
Argentina 35.45 WB
Sri Lanka 34.76 WB
Iran 34.25 WB
Turkey 34.1 WB
Azerbaijan 33.83 WB
Seychelles 33.61 WB
Georgia 33.16 WB
Viet Nam 32.69 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.62 WB
Malaysia 32.47 WB
Bhutan 30.92 WB
Armenia 30.85 WB
Brunei Darussalam 30.73 WB
Colombia 30.64 WB
Palau 30.42 WB
Ireland 30 WB
Maldives 29.48 WB
Costa Rica 29.27 WB
Uruguay 29.24 WB
Brazil 29.02 WB
New Zealand 28.78 WB
Republic of Moldova 28.52 WB
Sweden 28.32 WB
France 28.13 WB
Australia 28 WB
Iceland 27.93 WB
Kuwait 27.86 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.72 WB
Dominica 27.71 WB
Montenegro 27.69 WB
United States of America 27.67 WB
United Kingdom 27.57 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 27.43 WB
Jamaica 27.29 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27.24 WB
Chile 26.68 WB
Russian Federation 26.62 WB
Bahrain 26.54 WB
Bahamas 26.46 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 26.18 WB
Estonia 26.04 WB
Belgium 25.94 WB
Norway 25.76 WB
Monaco 25.53 WB
Belarus 25.4 WB
Barbados 25.34 WB
Denmark 25.31 WB
Czech Republic 25.16 WB
China 24.98 WB
Latvia 24.86 WB
Saint Lucia 24.8 WB
Finland 24.65 WB
Romania 24.33 WB
Albania 24.03 WB
Netherlands 24 WB
Lithuania 23.99 WB
Canada 23.82 WB
Slovenia 23.65 WB
Ukraine 23.46 WB
Slovakia 23.39 WB
North Macedonia 23.18 WB
Cyprus 23.01 WB
Mauritius 23 WB
Cuba 22.96 WB
Switzerland 22.92 WB
Poland 22.85 WB
Luxembourg 22.84 WB
Thailand 22.41 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.28 WB
Serbia 22.21 WB
Croatia 22.16 WB
Hungary 22.03 WB
Bulgaria 22 WB
Germany 21.94 WB
Greece 21.91 WB
Liechtenstein 21.86 WB
Austria 21.85 WB
Puerto Rico 21.12 WB
Spain 20.93 WB
Portugal 20.62 WB
Macau 20.53 WB
Japan 19.88 WB
Italy 19.57 WB
Malta 19.42 WB
Qatar 19.13 WB
San Marino 19.07 WB
United Arab Emirates 18.37 WB
Hong Kong 17.84 WB
Andorra 17.71 WB
Republic of Korea 16.31 WB
Singapore 16.21 WB
Dependency Ratio