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Total dependency ratio
UNICEF
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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
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Central African Republic
105.2
2
Niger
98.2
3
Monaco
98.2
4
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
97
5
Congo, Dem. Rep.
96.7
6
Mali
95.6
7
Chad
95.4
8
Burundi
91.8
9
Mozambique
90.6
10
Angola
90.1
11
Mauritania
86.1
12
Uganda
85.5
13
Tanzania
84.4
14
Afghanistan
83.8
15
Burkina Faso
81.9
16
Zimbabwe
81.6
17
Benin
81.6
18
Togo
80.9
19
Guinea
80.8
20
Cameroon
80.3
21
Nigeria
80.2
22
Samoa
80
23
Malawi
78.3
24
Sudan
78.1
25
Zambia
78.1
26
Cote d'Ivoire
78.1
27
Congo, Rep.
77.9
28
Yemen, Rep.
77.7
29
Gambia, The
77.6
30
Liberia
76.3
31
Madagascar
75.2
32
Vanuatu
74.9
33
Eritrea
74.9
34
South Sudan
74.7
35
Ethiopia
74
36
Guinea-Bissau
73.6
37
Tonga
73.1
38
Senegal
73.1
39
West Bank and Gaza
72.9
40
Sao Tome and Principe
72.9
41
Comoros
72
42
Sierra Leone
71.6
43
Rwanda
71.1
44
Pakistan
70.2
45
Japan
70.1
46
Equatorial Guinea
69.8
47
Solomon Islands
69.5
48
Namibia
69.1
49
Naoero
69.1
50
Gabon
68.6
51
Iraq
68
52
Kenya
67.7
53
Tajikistan
67.1
54
Israel
66.8
55
Ghana
66.1
56
Timor-Leste
65.5
57
Marshall Islands
64.2
58
Kiribati
64.1
59
Tuvalu
63.6
60
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
63.3
61
Lesotho
63.3
62
France
62.7
63
Finland
62.6
64
St. Martin (French part)
62.2
65
Guam
61.6
66
Kyrgyz Republic
61.5
67
Faroe Islands
61
68
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
60.9
69
Kazakhstan
60.9
70
Eswatini
60.8
71
Sweden
60.7
72
Mongolia
60
73
Egypt, Arab Rep.
59.8
74
Isle of Man
59.3
75
Papua New Guinea
59.1
76
Greece
58.9
77
Latvia
58.8
78
Algeria
58.8
79
Portugal
58.7
80
Croatia
58.6
81
Estonia
58.4
82
Guatemala
58.4
83
Germany
58
84
Serbia
58
85
United Kingdom
57.8
86
Uzbekistan
57.6
87
Lebanon
57.6
88
Denmark
57.4
89
Belgium
57.3
90
Bulgaria
57.2
91
Italy
57.1
92
Georgia
57.1
93
Slovenia
56.9
94
Botswana
56.9
95
Puerto Rico (US)
56.9
96
Czechia
56.8
97
Haiti
56.7
98
Cambodia
56.4
99
Turkmenistan
56.1
100
Guyana
55.8
101
Montenegro
55.8
102
Bolivia
55.5
103
Romania
55.4
104
Moldova
55.3
105
Jordan
55.2
106
Venezuela, RB
55
107
Australia
54.8
108
Netherlands
54.6
109
Hungary
54.6
110
Honduras
54.5
111
Gibraltar
54.5
112
New Zealand
54.3
113
Paraguay
54.2
114
Lao PDR
54.1
115
Nepal
54
116
American Samoa
54
117
Norway
53.9
118
United States
53.9
119
Syrian Arab Republic
53.9
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
53.5
121
Bermuda
53.4
122
Lithuania
53.2
123
Bangladesh
53.1
124
Canada
53.1
125
Poland
53
126
Switzerland
53
127
Nicaragua
52.9
128
North Macedonia
52.8
129
Ireland
52.8
130
Liechtenstein
52.7
131
Uruguay
52.7
132
Dominican Republic
52.7
133
Austria
52.6
134
Argentina
52.4
135
San Marino
52.4
136
Panama
52.3
137
Djibouti
52.2
138
Russian Federation
51.8
139
Sri Lanka
51.7
140
Slovak Republic
51.4
141
Spain
51.3
142
Philippines
51.2
143
Morocco
51.2
144
Belarus
50.9
145
Fiji
50.9
146
Tunisia
50.6
147
Barbados
50.6
148
Suriname
50.5
149
Aruba
50.5
150
Iceland
50.2
151
Peru
50
152
Albania
50
153
El Salvador
49.7
154
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
49.7
155
Ecuador
49.5
156
Malta
49.1
157
Cabo Verde
49.1
158
Mexico
49
159
Ukraine
48.9
160
Libya
48.9
161
Armenia
48.7
162
New Caledonia
48.4
163
South Africa
48.4
164
Hong Kong SAR, China
47.8
165
Viet Nam
47.6
166
Indonesia
47
167
India
47
168
Turkiye
46.7
169
Belize
46.7
170
Grenada
46.4
171
Cuba
46.4
172
Myanmar
46.2
173
Curacao
46
174
Northern Mariana Islands
45.6
175
Chile
45.1
176
Costa Rica
45
177
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
44.9
178
Kosovo
44.8
179
Luxembourg
44.8
180
Greenland
44.8
181
China
44.7
182
Dominica
44.6
183
Iran, Islamic Rep.
44.4
184
Brazil
44
185
French Polynesia
43.8
186
Cyprus
43.6
187
Azerbaijan
43.6
188
Taiwan
43.4
189
Colombia
42.8
190
Trinidad and Tobago
42.6
191
Bahamas, The
42.5
192
Thailand
42.5
193
Malaysia
42.3
194
Antigua and Barbuda
41.8
195
Palau
41.6
196
Korea, Rep.
41.5
197
St. Kitts and Nevis
40.9
198
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
40.9
199
Seychelles
39.8
200
Mauritius
39
201
Oman
38.7
202
Bhutan
38.6
203
Andorra
38.2
204
Macao SAR, China
38.1
205
Brunei Darussalam
38
206
St. Lucia
37.3
207
Turks and Caicos Islands
37.2
208
Jamaica
37
209
Saudi Arabia
36.8
210
Singapore
33.1
211
Cayman Islands
33
212
Maldives
32.3
213
British Virgin Islands
32.2
214
Bahrain
29.2
215
Kuwait
27.5
216
United Arab Emirates
22
217
Qatar
20.1
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