Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Youth dependency ratio

Japan
19.8%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
19.9%
in 2023
Japan rank
224th
United Arab Emirates rank
223rd

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Japan
  • United Arab Emirates
20406080195019862023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 19.9% against 19.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Japan ranks 224th and United Arab Emirates ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 53.7% 76.9% 23.2% United Arab Emirates
1960s 38.5% 53.5% 15.0% United Arab Emirates
1970s 34.5% 39.2% 4.7% United Arab Emirates
1980s 31.7% 43.2% 11.5% United Arab Emirates
1990s 23.0% 36.0% 13.0% United Arab Emirates
2000s 21.0% 22.6% 1.6% United Arab Emirates
2010s 21.2% 20.5% 0.6% Japan
2020s 20.3% 20.1% 0.2% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 19.9% against 19.8% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Japan ranks 224th and United Arab Emirates ranks 223rd 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

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).