How does Zambia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?

Zambia ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Name: Age dependency ratio of working age population in Zambia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 78.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

78.11

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

27th

of 236 countries

All-time high

111.11

in 1980

All-time low

78.11

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Source: Our World in Data.

Zambia recorded 78.11 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Zambia peaked at 111.11 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 78.11, in 2023.

That places Zambia 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	92.76	90.62	95	10
1960s	98.44	95.58	100.67	10
1970s	107.08	101.68	110.99	10
1980s	108.48	105.74	111.11	10
1990s	103.69	102.25	105.21	10
2000s	97.3	93.41	101.55	10
2010s	88.59	83.63	92.63	10
2020s	80.2	78.11	82.29	4

What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Zambia?: Age dependency ratio of working age population in Zambia was 78.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 111.11 in 1980.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 78.11 in 2023.
How does Zambia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?: Zambia ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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