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Total dependency ratio

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League table

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  1. 1Central African Republic105.2%
  2. 2Niger98.2%
  3. 3Somalia, Fed. Rep.97%
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.96.7%
  5. 5Monaco96.2%
  6. 6Mali95.6%
  7. 7Chad95.4%
  8. 8Burundi91.8%
  9. 9Mozambique90.6%
  10. 10Angola90.1%
  11. 11Mauritania86.1%
  12. 12Uganda85.5%
  13. 13Tanzania84.4%
  14. 14Afghanistan83.8%
  15. 15Burkina Faso81.9%
  16. 16Zimbabwe81.6%
  17. 17Benin81.6%
  18. 18Togo80.9%
  19. 19Guinea80.8%
  20. 20Cameroon80.3%
  21. 21Nigeria80.2%
  22. 22Samoa80%
  23. 23Malawi78.3%
  24. 24Sudan78.1%
  25. 25Zambia78.1%
  26. 26Cote d'Ivoire78.1%
  27. 27Congo, Rep.77.9%
  28. 28Yemen, Rep.77.7%
  29. 29Gambia, The77.6%
  30. 30Liberia76.3%
  31. 31Madagascar75.2%
  32. 32Vanuatu74.9%
  33. 33Eritrea74.9%
  34. 34South Sudan74.7%
  35. 35Ethiopia74%
  36. 36Guinea-Bissau73.6%
  37. 37Tonga73.1%
  38. 38Senegal73.1%
  39. 39West Bank and Gaza72.9%
  40. 40Sao Tome and Principe72.9%
  41. 41Comoros72%
  42. 42Sierra Leone71.6%
  43. 43Rwanda71.1%
  44. 44Pakistan70.2%
  45. 45Japan69.9%
  46. 46Equatorial Guinea69.8%
  47. 47Solomon Islands69.5%
  48. 48Namibia69.1%
  49. 49Naoero69.1%
  50. 50Gabon68.6%
  51. 51Iraq68%
  52. 52Kenya67.7%
  53. 53Tajikistan67.1%
  54. 54Israel66.7%
  55. 55Ghana66.1%
  56. 56Timor-Leste65.5%
  57. 57Marshall Islands64.2%
  58. 58Kiribati64.1%
  59. 59Tuvalu63.7%
  60. 60Virgin Islands (U.S.)63.3%
  61. 61Lesotho63.3%
  62. 62France62.6%
  63. 63Finland62.6%
  64. 64St. Martin (French part)62.2%
  65. 65Guam61.6%
  66. 66Kyrgyz Republic61.5%
  67. 67Faroe Islands61%
  68. 68Micronesia, Fed. Sts.60.9%
  69. 69Kazakhstan60.9%
  70. 70Eswatini60.8%
  71. 71Sweden60.7%
  72. 72Mongolia60%
  73. 73Egypt, Arab Rep.59.8%
  74. 74Isle of Man59.3%
  75. 75Papua New Guinea59.1%
  76. 76Greece58.9%
  77. 77Latvia58.8%
  78. 78Algeria58.8%
  79. 79Portugal58.7%
  80. 80Croatia58.6%
  81. 81Guatemala58.4%
  82. 82Estonia58.4%
  83. 83Germany58%
  84. 84Serbia57.9%
  85. 85United Kingdom57.8%
  86. 86Uzbekistan57.6%
  87. 87Lebanon57.6%
  88. 88Denmark57.4%
  89. 89Belgium57.3%
  90. 90Bulgaria57.2%
  91. 91Georgia57.1%
  92. 92Italy57.1%
  93. 93Botswana56.9%
  94. 94Slovenia56.9%
  95. 95Czechia56.8%
  96. 96Puerto Rico (US)56.7%
  97. 97Haiti56.7%
  98. 98Cambodia56.4%
  99. 99Turkmenistan56.1%
  100. 100Guyana55.8%
  101. 101Montenegro55.7%
  102. 102Bolivia55.5%
  103. 103Romania55.3%
  104. 104Moldova55.3%
  105. 105Jordan55.2%
  106. 106Venezuela, RB55%
  107. 107Australia54.8%
  108. 108Netherlands54.6%
  109. 109Hungary54.6%
  110. 110Honduras54.5%
  111. 111Gibraltar54.5%
  112. 112New Zealand54.2%
  113. 113Paraguay54.2%
  114. 114Lao PDR54.1%
  115. 115Nepal54%
  116. 116American Samoa54%
  117. 117Norway53.9%
  118. 118Syrian Arab Republic53.9%
  119. 119United States53.9%
  120. 120Bosnia and Herzegovina53.5%
  121. 121Bermuda53.3%
  122. 122Lithuania53.2%
  123. 123Bangladesh53.1%
  124. 124Poland53%
  125. 125Canada53%
  126. 126Switzerland52.9%
  127. 127Nicaragua52.9%
  128. 128North Macedonia52.8%
  129. 129Ireland52.8%
  130. 130Liechtenstein52.7%
  131. 131Dominican Republic52.6%
  132. 132Austria52.6%
  133. 133Uruguay52.5%
  134. 134San Marino52.4%
  135. 135Argentina52.4%
  136. 136Panama52.3%
  137. 137Djibouti52.2%
  138. 138Russian Federation51.8%
  139. 139Sri Lanka51.7%
  140. 140Slovak Republic51.4%
  141. 141Spain51.3%
  142. 142Philippines51.2%
  143. 143Morocco51.2%
  144. 144Belarus50.9%
  145. 145Fiji50.9%
  146. 146Tunisia50.6%
  147. 147Barbados50.6%
  148. 148Suriname50.5%
  149. 149Aruba50.5%
  150. 150Iceland50.1%
  151. 151Peru50%
  152. 152Albania50%
  153. 153El Salvador49.7%
  154. 154St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.7%
  155. 155Ecuador49.5%
  156. 156Cabo Verde49.1%
  157. 157Malta49.1%
  158. 158Mexico49%
  159. 159Libya48.9%
  160. 160Ukraine48.9%
  161. 161Armenia48.7%
  162. 162New Caledonia48.4%
  163. 163South Africa48.4%
  164. 164Hong Kong SAR, China47.6%
  165. 165Viet Nam47.5%
  166. 166Indonesia47%
  167. 167India47%
  168. 168Turkiye46.7%
  169. 169Belize46.7%
  170. 170Grenada46.4%
  171. 171Cuba46.4%
  172. 172Myanmar46.2%
  173. 173Curacao46%
  174. 174Northern Mariana Islands45.6%
  175. 175Chile45.1%
  176. 176Costa Rica45%
  177. 177Korea, Dem. People's Rep.44.9%
  178. 178Greenland44.8%
  179. 179Luxembourg44.7%
  180. 180China44.7%
  181. 181Dominica44.6%
  182. 182Iran, Islamic Rep.44.4%
  183. 183Brazil44%
  184. 184French Polynesia43.8%
  185. 185Cyprus43.6%
  186. 186Azerbaijan43.6%
  187. 187Taiwan43.4%
  188. 188Colombia42.8%
  189. 189Trinidad and Tobago42.6%
  190. 190Bahamas, The42.5%
  191. 191Thailand42.4%
  192. 192Malaysia42.3%
  193. 193Antigua and Barbuda41.7%
  194. 194Palau41.7%
  195. 195Korea, Rep.41.4%
  196. 196St. Kitts and Nevis40.9%
  197. 197Sint Maarten (Dutch part)40.9%
  198. 198Seychelles39.8%
  199. 199Mauritius39%
  200. 200Oman38.7%
  201. 201Bhutan38.6%
  202. 202Andorra38.2%
  203. 203Macao SAR, China38.1%
  204. 204Brunei Darussalam38%
  205. 205St. Lucia37.3%
  206. 206Turks and Caicos Islands37.2%
  207. 207Jamaica37%
  208. 208Saudi Arabia36.8%
  209. 209Singapore33.1%
  210. 210Cayman Islands33.1%
  211. 211Maldives32.3%
  212. 212British Virgin Islands32.2%
  213. 213Bahrain29.2%
  214. 214Kuwait27.5%
  215. 215United Arab Emirates22%
  216. 216Qatar20.1%

Total dependency ratio