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Child dependency ratio by country 2023 | worldgovdata
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Child dependency ratio
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217 countries · 2000–2023
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Data 2023 · Status unspecified
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League table
2023
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
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Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
↕
Value
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1
Central African Republic
100.9
2
Niger
93.1
3
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
92
4
Chad
91.3
5
Mali
90.9
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
90.6
7
Burundi
87
8
Mozambique
85.3
9
Angola
84.7
10
Uganda
81.5
11
Mauritania
80.1
12
Afghanistan
79.5
13
Tanzania
78.8
14
Burkina Faso
77.1
15
Benin
76
16
Cameroon
75.3
17
Zimbabwe
75.1
18
Nigeria
74.8
19
Zambia
74.7
20
Guinea
74.6
21
Togo
74.4
22
Malawi
73.7
23
Cote d'Ivoire
73.5
24
Yemen, Rep.
73.3
25
Congo, Rep.
72.7
26
Sudan
72.4
27
Gambia, The
72.4
28
Liberia
70.5
29
Samoa
69.7
30
South Sudan
69.6
31
Madagascar
69.3
32
Ethiopia
68.5
33
Guinea-Bissau
68.1
34
Eritrea
67.7
35
Vanuatu
67.5
36
Senegal
66.9
37
West Bank and Gaza
66.4
38
Sao Tome and Principe
66.2
39
Sierra Leone
66.1
40
Naoero
64.6
41
Rwanda
64.6
42
Comoros
64.3
43
Equatorial Guinea
63.6
44
Solomon Islands
63.3
45
Namibia
63.1
46
Pakistan
63
47
Kenya
62.8
48
Iraq
62.3
49
Gabon
61.8
50
Tonga
61.7
51
Tajikistan
61
52
Ghana
60.1
53
Kiribati
57.3
54
Lesotho
57
55
Marshall Islands
57
56
Timor-Leste
56.6
57
Eswatini
54.1
58
Papua New Guinea
53.8
59
Tuvalu
53.3
60
Kyrgyz Republic
52.8
61
Mongolia
52.2
62
Egypt, Arab Rep.
51.8
63
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
51.7
64
Guatemala
50.9
65
Botswana
50.6
66
Haiti
49.5
67
Turkmenistan
49.4
68
Uzbekistan
48.7
69
Algeria
48.6
70
Jordan
48.4
71
Honduras
47.9
72
Kazakhstan
47.5
73
Cambodia
47.1
74
Lao PDR
47.1
75
Bolivia
46.9
76
Syrian Arab Republic
46.7
77
Israel
46
78
Guyana
45.7
79
Djibouti
45
80
Nicaragua
44.6
81
Paraguay
44.4
82
Nepal
44.2
83
Bangladesh
43.4
84
Philippines
43.3
85
American Samoa
42.4
86
Lebanon
42.1
87
Guam
42.1
88
Libya
41.6
89
Fiji
41.3
90
Dominican Republic
41.1
91
Venezuela, RB
40.5
92
Belize
39.6
93
Morocco
39.4
94
Cabo Verde
39.3
95
Suriname
39.1
96
South Africa
38.7
97
Panama
38.5
98
El Salvador
37.7
99
Ecuador
37.4
100
Mexico
37.1
101
India
36.8
102
Tunisia
36.8
103
Indonesia
36.7
104
Peru
36.5
105
Myanmar
35.8
106
Oman
35
107
Viet Nam
34.8
108
St. Martin (French part)
34.3
109
Sri Lanka
33.9
110
Argentina
33.8
111
Georgia
33.1
112
Iran, Islamic Rep.
33
113
Saudi Arabia
33
114
Northern Mariana Islands
32.9
115
Faroe Islands
32.5
116
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
32.4
117
Azerbaijan
32.1
118
Turkiye
32
119
New Caledonia
31.9
120
Malaysia
31.7
121
Moldova
31
122
Kosovo
30.8
123
Greenland
30.1
124
Bhutan
29.7
125
Colombia
29.4
126
Armenia
29.1
127
Grenada
29.1
128
Ireland
29.1
129
Brunei Darussalam
29
130
Brazil
28.7
131
Montenegro
28.6
132
Uruguay
28.5
133
French Polynesia
28.4
134
New Zealand
28.3
135
Seychelles
28.2
136
Costa Rica
28
137
Australia
27.9
138
Sweden
27.7
139
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
27.5
140
Gibraltar
27.5
141
United Kingdom
27.5
142
France
27.3
143
Iceland
27.1
144
United States
27.1
145
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
27
146
Russian Federation
26.6
147
Maldives
26.5
148
Barbados
26.3
149
Palau
26.3
150
Jamaica
26.2
151
Dominica
26.2
152
Bahamas, The
26.1
153
Monaco
26.1
154
North Macedonia
26.1
155
Aruba
25.9
156
St. Kitts and Nevis
25.8
157
Antigua and Barbuda
25.8
158
Trinidad and Tobago
25.7
159
Belgium
25.6
160
Albania
25.6
161
Norway
25.4
162
Estonia
25.3
163
Chile
25.2
164
Belarus
25.2
165
Denmark
25
166
Latvia
24.9
167
Romania
24.7
168
Czechia
24.6
169
Bahrain
24.5
170
St. Lucia
24.5
171
Finland
24.3
172
Slovak Republic
24.1
173
China
24
174
Kuwait
23.7
175
Netherlands
23.5
176
Slovenia
23.4
177
Canada
23.4
178
Isle of Man
23.1
179
Poland
23.1
180
Cyprus
23.1
181
Switzerland
23
182
Luxembourg
22.9
183
Bulgaria
22.8
184
Lithuania
22.8
185
Cuba
22.7
186
Serbia
22.7
187
Croatia
22.4
188
Hungary
22.4
189
Curacao
22.3
190
Turks and Caicos Islands
22.3
191
Germany
22
192
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
21.9
193
Liechtenstein
21.9
194
Austria
21.8
195
Cayman Islands
21.7
196
Greece
21.6
197
Thailand
21.5
198
Ukraine
21.3
199
Bermuda
21.3
200
Mauritius
21
201
Portugal
20.5
202
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3
203
Spain
20.1
204
British Virgin Islands
20
205
United Arab Emirates
19.9
206
Japan
19.8
207
Malta
19.6
208
Macao SAR, China
19.5
209
San Marino
19.3
210
Italy
19.1
211
Puerto Rico (US)
18.8
212
Qatar
18.2
213
Taiwan
17.1
214
Andorra
16.9
215
Hong Kong SAR, China
15.8
216
Singapore
15.7
217
Korea, Rep.
15.5
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