Turkey vs Vietnam: Total dependency ratio
Turkey
46.7%
in 2023
Vietnam
47.5%
in 2023
Turkey rank
184th
Vietnam rank
181st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Turkey
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 47.5% against 46.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 184th and Vietnam ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.5% | 68.6% | 12.9% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 88.7% | 92.3% | 3.5% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 88.4% | 2.3% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 75.0% | 82.6% | 7.6% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 71.5% | 8.8% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.2% | 0.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 44.3% | 2.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 47.3% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Turkey or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 47.5% against 46.7% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Turkey and Vietnam?
- 0.8%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Turkey ranks 184th and Vietnam ranks 181st 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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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).