Afghanistan vs Northern Africa: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Afghanistan
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.31 against 2.91 in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 1.4.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Northern Africa: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Northern Africa: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 | 3.8 | 0.274 | Northern Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 3.03 | 0.6216 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.42 | 2.69 | 0.7346 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 3 | 1.28 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Afghanistan or Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 4.31 against 2.91 in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Afghanistan and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 1.4, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Afghanistan and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.