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North Macedonia's Age Dependency Ratio: Total

AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR ALL PEOPLE (%)

The total age dependency ratio is the ratio of young + elderly dependents (who are generally economically inactive, under 15 or over 64 years old), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the dependent population.

North Macedonia's age dependency ratio for the dependent population was: 55.5% reported in 2019 (most recent observation). This is a high value against a global average of 40.1%. A higher ratio indicates more financial stress on working people and possible political instability.

North Macedonia's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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Qatar 81.9
United Arab Emirates 80.8
Bahrain 73.5
Kuwait 67.6
Oman 66.7
Singapore 65.5
Saudi Arabia 60.7
Korea, Rep. 60.5
Moldova 60.4
Mauritius 58.5
Bahamas, The 58.5
Thailand 58.1
China 57.8
Luxembourg 57.2
Azerbaijan 56.6
Brazil 56.5
Malaysia 55.8
North Macedonia 55.5
Hong Kong 55.3
Cyprus 55.1
Bhutan 54.9
Vietnam 54.9
Costa Rica 54.9
Colombia 54.6
Chile 54.1
Trinidad and Tobago 53.9
Myanmar 53.5
Albania 53.1
Bangladesh 53.0
Indonesia 52.5
Slovak Republic 52.4
Brunei Darussalam 52.3
Libya 52.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.0
Jamaica 52.0
Armenia 51.6
Lebanon 51.6
India 51.3
Belarus 51.1
Cabo Verde 51.0
Ukraine 50.9
Turkey 50.9
Tunisia 50.4
Peru 49.8
Mexico 49.7
Uzbekistan 49.4
Austria 49.4
Suriname 48.9
Russia 48.8
Canada 48.8
Poland 48.6
Switzerland 48.4
South Africa 47.8
Morocco 47.6
Spain 47.6
Serbia 47.5
Hungary 47.2
Nepal 47.0
Guyana 46.8
Romania 46.7
Norway 46.7
Sri Lanka 46.3
Ecuador 46.2
Dominican Republic 46.2
Panama 46.1
United States 46.1
Iceland 46.0
Nicaragua 45.7
El Salvador 45.6
Mongolia 45.2
Ireland 45.2
Uruguay 45.1
Georgia 45.0
Australia 44.9
Turkmenistan 44.8
Philippines 44.8
Honduras 44.8
Germany 44.6
Malta 44.5
Paraguay 44.5
Netherlands 44.4
Cambodia 44.3
Croatia 44.3
Portugal 44.2
New Zealand 44.2
Argentina 44.2
Slovenia 44.1
Czech Republic 44.0
Greece 43.9
Lithuania 43.5
Bulgaria 43.4
Laos 43.2
Belgium 43.0
Italy 43.0
United Kingdom 42.9
Denmark 42.7
Jordan 41.8
Estonia 41.6
Kazakhstan 41.2
Latvia 41.0
Lesotho 40.8
Kyrgyzstan 40.3
Algeria 39.9
Haiti 39.6
Bolivia 39.5
Botswana 38.9
Sweden 38.8
Guatemala 37.7
France 37.6
Finland 37.6
Papua New Guinea 36.8
Pakistan 35.6
Egypt 35.4
Israel 32.7
Ghana 32.6
Tajikistan 32.1
Namibia 32.1
Gabon 31.1
Japan 31.0
Kenya 30.2
Eswatini 29.2
Yemen, Rep. 28.3
Comoros 27.2
Rwanda 25.8
Mauritania 25.0
Madagascar 24.1
Sierra Leone 23.7
Ethiopia 23.2
Sudan 23.1
Togo 22.9
Liberia 22.4
Congo, Rep. 21.3
Cote d'Ivoire 20.2
Afghanistan 19.9
Cameroon 18.9
Guinea-Bissau 18.8
Zimbabwe 18.4
Benin 17.4
Malawi 16.1
Senegal 15.8
Guinea 14.8
Zambia 14.3
Tanzania 14.1
Nigeria 14.0
Central African Republic 13.6
Gambia 13.1
Burkina Faso 12.1
Mozambique 11.6
Burundi 9.0
Uganda 7.7
Angola 5.5
Congo, Dem. Rep 4.6
Chad 4.0
Mali 2.0


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