Cape Verde vs South Africa: Old-age dependency ratio

Cape Verde

9.8%

in 2023

South Africa

9.7%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

145th

South Africa rank

148th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Cape Verde currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 145th and South Africa ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
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).