Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Youth dependency ratio
Sri Lanka
33.9%
in 2023
Viet Nam
34.8%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
114th
Viet Nam rank
112th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Sri Lanka
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 34.8% against 33.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.7% | 61.1% | 12.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 73.0% | 82.5% | 9.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 66.2% | 78.5% | 12.3% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 58.4% | 72.8% | 14.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 61.8% | 15.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 42.9% | 4.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 35.4% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 34.8% against 33.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 0.9%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 112th 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).