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Labour dependency ratio -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025

· higher is better · 187 countries

ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2027
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  1. 1Sao Tome and Principe6.5
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.8
  3. 3Yemen, Rep.5.2
  4. 4Djibouti4.9
  5. 5Afghanistan4.3
  6. 6Mauritania3.7
  7. 7Iraq3.4
  8. 8Syrian Arab Republic3.4
  9. 9Eswatini3.3
  10. 10Tajikistan3.3
  11. 11Jordan3.2
  12. 12Samoa3
  13. 13Algeria3
  14. 14Nepal2.9
  15. 15Gabon2.9
  16. 16Gambia, The2.7
  17. 17Turkmenistan2.6
  18. 18South Africa2.6
  19. 19Libya2.5
  20. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.2.5
  21. 21Iran, Islamic Rep.2.4
  22. 22Tunisia2.4
  23. 23Guinea2.3
  24. 24Morocco2.3
  25. 25Namibia2.3
  26. 26Lesotho2.2
  27. 27Chad2.2
  28. 28Tonga2.1
  29. 29Senegal2.1
  30. 30Pakistan2.1
  31. 31Sierra Leone2.1
  32. 32Congo, Rep.2
  33. 33Congo, Dem. Rep.2
  34. 34Papua New Guinea1.9
  35. 35Guyana1.9
  36. 36Vanuatu1.9
  37. 37Comoros1.9
  38. 38Equatorial Guinea1.9
  39. 39Togo1.9
  40. 40Zambia1.9
  41. 41Botswana1.8
  42. 42Mali1.8
  43. 43Central African Republic1.8
  44. 44Malawi1.8
  45. 45Rwanda1.8
  46. 46Angola1.8
  47. 47Puerto Rico (US)1.8
  48. 48Ghana1.7
  49. 49Sri Lanka1.7
  50. 50Uzbekistan1.7
  51. 50Cameroon1.7
  52. 51Suriname1.7
  53. 52Venezuela, RB1.7
  54. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina1.7
  55. 54Zimbabwe1.7
  56. 55French Polynesia1.7
  57. 56North Macedonia1.6
  58. 56Honduras1.6
  59. 57Kyrgyz Republic1.6
  60. 58Haiti1.6
  61. 59Cabo Verde1.6
  62. 60Mongolia1.6
  63. 61Cote d'Ivoire1.5
  64. 62New Caledonia1.5
  65. 63Guinea-Bissau1.5
  66. 64Turkiye1.5
  67. 65Fiji1.5
  68. 66Belize1.5
  69. 67Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.5
  70. 68Burkina Faso1.5
  71. 68Italy1.5
  72. 69Guatemala1.5
  73. 70Romania1.5
  74. 71Montenegro1.5
  75. 72India1.4
  76. 72Ethiopia1.4
  77. 73Myanmar1.4
  78. 74Armenia1.4
  79. 75Bangladesh1.4
  80. 76Kenya1.4
  81. 77Mozambique1.4
  82. 78Greece1.4
  83. 79France1.3
  84. 80Croatia1.3
  85. 81Belgium1.3
  86. 82Cuba1.3
  87. 83Niger1.3
  88. 84Guam1.3
  89. 85St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.3
  90. 86Burundi1.3
  91. 87Philippines1.2
  92. 88Costa Rica1.2
  93. 89Benin1.2
  94. 90Spain1.2
  95. 91Georgia1.2
  96. 92Timor-Leste1.2
  97. 92Uganda1.2
  98. 93Nicaragua1.2
  99. 94Trinidad and Tobago1.2
  100. 95Liberia1.2
  101. 96Mexico1.2
  102. 97Kazakhstan1.2
  103. 98El Salvador1.2
  104. 99Dominican Republic1.2
  105. 100Bulgaria1.2
  106. 100Finland1.2
  107. 100Panama1.2
  108. 101Lao PDR1.2
  109. 102Argentina1.2
  110. 103Israel1.1
  111. 104Eritrea1.1
  112. 105Colombia1.1
  113. 105Azerbaijan1.1
  114. 106Mauritius1.1
  115. 107Portugal1.1
  116. 108Slovenia1.1
  117. 109Serbia1.1
  118. 110Chile1.1
  119. 111Tanzania1.1
  120. 112Slovak Republic1.1
  121. 113Luxembourg1.1
  122. 114Latvia1.1
  123. 115Poland1.1
  124. 116Brunei Darussalam1.1
  125. 117Albania1.1
  126. 118Austria1.1
  127. 119Brazil1.1
  128. 119Ecuador1.1
  129. 120Nigeria1.1
  130. 121United Kingdom1.1
  131. 121Saudi Arabia1.1
  132. 122Paraguay1.1
  133. 123Hong Kong SAR, China1.1
  134. 124United States1.1
  135. 125Russian Federation1
  136. 126Sweden1
  137. 127Hungary1
  138. 128Germany1
  139. 129Czechia1
  140. 130Barbados1
  141. 131Uruguay1
  142. 132Lithuania1
  143. 133Maldives1
  144. 134Oman0.99
  145. 135Estonia0.98
  146. 136Indonesia0.98
  147. 137Bhutan0.98
  148. 138Canada0.98
  149. 139Malaysia0.98
  150. 140Ireland0.97
  151. 141Belarus0.97
  152. 142Taiwan0.96
  153. 143Madagascar0.96
  154. 144St. Lucia0.95
  155. 145Denmark0.94
  156. 146China0.92
  157. 147Norway0.91
  158. 148Australia0.91
  159. 149Cyprus0.89
  160. 150Peru0.88
  161. 150Switzerland0.88
  162. 151Solomon Islands0.87
  163. 152Malta0.85
  164. 153Netherlands0.83
  165. 154Bolivia0.82
  166. 155New Zealand0.82
  167. 156Bahamas, The0.82
  168. 157Viet Nam0.81
  169. 158Jamaica0.81
  170. 158Japan0.81
  171. 159Korea, Rep.0.78
  172. 160Thailand0.78
  173. 161Macao SAR, China0.77
  174. 162Bahrain0.76
  175. 163Moldova0.73
  176. 164Cambodia0.71
  177. 165Kuwait0.7
  178. 166Iceland0.68
  179. 167Singapore0.66
  180. 168Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.56
  181. 169United Arab Emirates0.54
  182. 170Qatar0.36

Labour dependency ratio -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025