Fiji vs Libya: Youth dependency ratio
Fiji
41.3%
in 2023
Libya
41.6%
in 2023
Fiji rank
91st
Libya rank
90th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Fiji
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 41.6% against 41.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 91st and Libya ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90.9% | 75.2% | 15.8% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 91.0% | 96.0% | 5.1% | Libya |
| 1970s | 77.8% | 103.6% | 25.8% | Libya |
| 1980s | 67.1% | 88.0% | 21.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 47.8% | 3.4% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 47.4% | 1.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 43.2% | 1.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Fiji or Libya?
- Libya, at 41.6% against 41.3% in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Fiji and Libya?
- 0.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Libya rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 91st and Libya ranks 90th 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).