Nauru vs Yemen: Old-age dependency ratio
Nauru
4.6%
in 2023
Yemen
4.5%
in 2023
Nauru rank
224th
Yemen rank
226th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Nauru
- Yemen
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 224th and Yemen ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.3% | 7.0% | 4.3% | Nauru |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 6.4% | 1.7% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 6.3% | 3.9% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 0.8% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 6.0% | 2.6% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 5.5% | 2.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.9% | 2.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Nauru or Yemen?
- Nauru, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Nauru and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Yemen rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Nauru ranks 224th and Yemen ranks 226th 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).