Bangladesh vs Lebanon: Youth dependency ratio

Bangladesh
43.4%
in 2023
Lebanon
42.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
85th
Lebanon rank
88th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 43.4% against 42.1% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Bangladesh ranks 85th and Lebanon ranks 88th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 74.7% 68.8% 5.9% Bangladesh
1960s 80.4% 85.7% 5.4% Lebanon
1970s 85.9% 76.1% 9.8% Bangladesh
1980s 84.9% 65.3% 19.6% Bangladesh
1990s 72.0% 57.6% 14.4% Bangladesh
2000s 59.4% 45.0% 14.5% Bangladesh
2010s 49.8% 39.7% 10.0% Bangladesh
2020s 44.4% 43.3% 1.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Bangladesh or Lebanon?
Bangladesh, at 43.4% against 42.1% in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Bangladesh and Lebanon?
1.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lebanon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Lebanon rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Bangladesh ranks 85th and Lebanon ranks 88th 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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Indicator
Youth 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

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