Azerbaijan vs Turkey: Youth dependency ratio
Azerbaijan
32.1%
in 2023
Turkey
32.0%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
126th
Turkey rank
127th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkey
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 32.1% against 32.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 126th and Turkey ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.1% | 74.4% | 16.3% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 86.1% | 80.4% | 5.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 77.3% | 2.9% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 66.9% | 13.0% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 54.4% | 0.6% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 43.2% | 4.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 35.6% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.8% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Azerbaijan or Turkey?
- Azerbaijan, at 32.1% against 32.0% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Azerbaijan and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkey rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 126th and Turkey ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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).