United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Age dependency breakdown

United Arab Emirates

2.1%

in 2023

Zambia

3.4%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates rank

235th

Zambia rank

234th

Age dependency breakdown over time

Zambia currently reports 3.4% against 2.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 235th and Zambia ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Age dependency breakdown
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: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).