Bangladesh vs Nepal: Youth dependency ratio
Bangladesh
43.4%
in 2023
Nepal
44.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
85th
Nepal rank
84th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 44.2% against 43.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.7% | 72.4% | 2.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 80.4% | 71.7% | 8.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 85.9% | 72.4% | 13.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 84.9% | 74.3% | 10.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 75.3% | 3.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 69.2% | 9.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 54.6% | 4.9% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 45.4% | 1.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 44.2% against 43.4% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.8%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 84th 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).