Pakistan vs Syria: Age dependency breakdown
Pakistan
7.1%
in 2023
Syria
7.2%
in 2023
Pakistan rank
172nd
Syria rank
170th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Pakistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Pakistan ranks 172nd and Syria ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.8% | 12.1% | 8.2% | Syria |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 8.8% | 4.1% | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | Syria |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.9% | 0.3% | Syria |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Pakistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Pakistan and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Syria rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Pakistan ranks 172nd 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).