Djibouti vs Nepal: Youth dependency ratio

Djibouti
45.0%
in 2023
Nepal
44.2%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
81st
Nepal rank
84th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Djibouti
  • Nepal
020406080100195019862023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 45.0% against 44.2% in Nepal, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Djibouti ranks 81st and Nepal ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 7 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s 86.3% 72.4% 13.9% Djibouti
1960s 82.0% 71.7% 10.2% Djibouti
1970s 86.9% 72.4% 14.5% Djibouti
1980s 85.7% 74.3% 11.4% Djibouti
1990s 77.7% 75.3% 2.3% Djibouti
2000s 65.6% 69.2% 3.6% Nepal
2010s 55.4% 54.6% 0.7% Djibouti
2020s 46.5% 45.4% 1.1% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Djibouti or Nepal?
Djibouti, at 45.0% against 44.2% in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Djibouti and Nepal?
0.8%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nepal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Nepal rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Djibouti ranks 81st 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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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).