Laos vs Pakistan: Old-age dependency ratio

Laos

7.0%

in 2023

Pakistan

7.1%

in 2023

Laos rank

174th

Pakistan rank

172nd

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Pakistan currently reports 7.1% against 7.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Laos ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 172nd 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

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