Denmark vs Lebanon: Total dependency ratio
Denmark
57.4%
in 2023
Lebanon
57.6%
in 2023
Denmark rank
97th
Lebanon rank
96th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Denmark
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 57.6% against 57.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Denmark ranks 97th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.4% | 80.6% | 24.2% | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 54.8% | 96.2% | 41.4% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 55.7% | 84.9% | 29.1% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 72.4% | 21.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 65.1% | 16.4% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 53.4% | 2.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 50.3% | 4.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 58.2% | 1.0% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Denmark or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 57.6% against 57.4% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Denmark and Lebanon?
- 0.2%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Lebanon rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Denmark ranks 97th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).