Kiribati vs Tajikistan: Youth dependency ratio

Kiribati
57.3%
in 2023
Tajikistan
61.0%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
54th
Tajikistan rank
52nd

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 61.0% against 57.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 54th and Tajikistan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1950s 75.2% 59.1% 16.1% Kiribati
1960s 85.6% 83.3% 2.3% Kiribati
1970s 83.5% 84.7% 1.1% Tajikistan
1980s 70.1% 81.2% 11.0% Tajikistan
1990s 73.3% 84.8% 11.5% Tajikistan
2000s 65.9% 68.7% 2.8% Tajikistan
2010s 58.5% 60.2% 1.7% Tajikistan
2020s 57.6% 60.8% 3.2% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Kiribati or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 61.0% against 57.3% in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Kiribati and Tajikistan?
3.7%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tajikistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Tajikistan rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Kiribati ranks 54th 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

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).