Japan vs Rwanda: Total dependency ratio

Japan

69.9%

in 2023

Rwanda

71.1%

in 2023

Japan rank

47th

Rwanda rank

45th

Total dependency ratio over time

Rwanda currently reports 71.1% against 69.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).