Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Syria: Youth dependency ratio

Lao People's Democratic Republic
47.1%
in 2023
Syria
46.7%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
76th
Syria rank
78th

Youth dependency ratio over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Syria
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 47.1% against 46.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Syria ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 72.7% 82.3% 9.7% Syria
1960s 76.4% 95.5% 19.1% Syria
1970s 79.4% 100.4% 21.0% Syria
1980s 83.7% 97.6% 13.9% Syria
1990s 83.1% 85.0% 2.0% Syria
2000s 73.1% 67.9% 5.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 54.3% 65.9% 11.5% Syria
2020s 48.2% 51.9% 3.7% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Syria?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 47.1% against 46.7% in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Syria?
0.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Syria rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Syria ranks 78th 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).