Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Old-age dependency ratio

Qatar

1.9%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

2.1%

in 2023

Qatar rank

236th

United Arab Emirates rank

235th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

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

Qatar ranks 236th and United Arab Emirates ranks 235th 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).