Djibouti vs Syria: Age dependency breakdown
Djibouti
7.2%
in 2023
Syria
7.2%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
171st
Syria rank
170th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Djibouti
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 7.2% against 7.2% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Djibouti ranks 171st and Syria ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 12.1% | 7.9% | Syria |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 8.8% | 4.2% | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Syria |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 6.0% | 0.3% | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Syria |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Djibouti or Syria?
- Syria, at 7.2% against 7.2% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Djibouti and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Syria rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Djibouti ranks 171st and Syria ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).