Cyprus vs Iran: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Cyprus
43.61
in 2023
Iran
44.41
in 2023
Cyprus rank
201st
Iran rank
198th

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Cyprus
  • Iran
020406080100195019862023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 44.41 against 43.61 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.8.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 201st and Iran ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Iran Difference Ahead
1950s 69.14 79.56 10.42 Iran
1960s 69.9 93.73 23.82 Iran
1970s 62.44 88.37 25.94 Iran
1980s 53.14 87 33.86 Iran
1990s 51.58 81.97 30.39 Iran
2000s 43.73 47.71 3.99 Iran
2010s 39.98 42 2.01 Iran
2020s 42.79 44.7 1.91 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Cyprus or Iran?
Iran, at 44.41 against 43.61 in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Cyprus and Iran?
0.8, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Iran?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Iran rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Cyprus ranks 201st and Iran ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cyprus vs Iran: Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-of-working-age-population/cyprus/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-ratio-of-working-age-population/cyprus/iran-islamic-rep/">Cyprus vs Iran: Age dependency ratio of working age population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed