Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Youth dependency ratio
Afghanistan
79.5%
in 2023
Burkina Faso
77.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 79.5% against 77.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.2% | 69.7% | 4.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 78.2% | 72.4% | 5.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 81.7% | 3.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 90.1% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 95.0% | 4.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 88.9% | 15.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.1% | 3.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 79.8% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 79.5% against 77.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 2.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).