Ghana vs Tajikistan: Youth dependency ratio
Ghana
60.1%
in 2023
Tajikistan
61.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
53rd
Tajikistan rank
52nd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Ghana
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 61.0% against 60.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 53rd and Tajikistan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.8% | 59.1% | 19.7% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 94.8% | 83.3% | 11.5% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 97.2% | 84.7% | 12.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 81.2% | 6.6% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 84.8% | 1.3% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.7% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 60.2% | 6.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.8% | 0.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Ghana or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 61.0% against 60.1% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Ghana and Tajikistan?
- 0.9%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tajikistan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Ghana ranks 53rd and Tajikistan ranks 52nd 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).