Which has higher total dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 84.4% against 81.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Total dependency ratio

Burkina Faso

81.9%

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

84.4%

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

17th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

15th

Total dependency ratio over time

Burkina Faso
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 84.4% against 81.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	73.7%	90.3%	16.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	77.5%	91.1%	13.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	88.0%	96.4%	8.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	97.1%	100.7%	3.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	101.4%	92.8%	8.7%	Burkina Faso
2000s	94.4%	90.7%	3.6%	Burkina Faso
2010s	92.2%	90.4%	1.8%	Burkina Faso
2020s	84.6%	85.4%	0.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 84.4% against 81.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for total dependency ratio?: Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).