Libya vs Malta: Total dependency ratio

Libya

48.9%

in 2023

Malta

49.1%

in 2023

Libya rank

175th

Malta rank

173rd

Total dependency ratio over time

Malta currently reports 49.1% against 48.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Libya ranks 175th and Malta ranks 173rd 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).