Americas: Lower-middle income vs Zambia: Labour dependency ratio

Americas: Lower-middle income
1.26
in 2027
Zambia
1.86
in 2027
Americas: Lower-middle income rank
44th
Zambia rank
43rd

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Americas: Lower-middle income
  • Zambia
0123199120092027

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.86 against 1.26 in Americas: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.6.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Americas: Lower-middle income's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 87 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas: Lower-middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.76 2.88 1.11 Zambia
2000s 1.69 2.67 0.9813 Zambia
2010s 1.47 2.34 0.8709 Zambia
2020s 1.33 1.98 0.6459 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Americas: Lower-middle income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.86 against 1.26 in Americas: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Americas: Lower-middle income and Zambia?
0.6, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Lower-middle income and Zambia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Americas: Lower-middle income and Zambia rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 87 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Americas: Lower-middle income vs Zambia: Labour dependency ratio. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labour-dependency-ratio-ilo-modelled-estimates/americas-lower-middle-income/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labour-dependency-ratio-ilo-modelled-estimates/americas-lower-middle-income/zambia/">Americas: Lower-middle income vs Zambia: Labour dependency ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

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.