Eritrea vs Libya: Old-age dependency ratio
Eritrea
7.3%
in 2023
Libya
7.3%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
167th
Libya rank
166th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 7.3% against 7.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Eritrea ranks 167th and Libya ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.7% | 9.1% | 3.4% | Libya |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 7.8% | 3.0% | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 6.1% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Libya?
- Libya, at 7.3% against 7.3% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Libya rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 167th and Libya ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).