World: Upper-middle income excluding China vs Zambia: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.86 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, a difference of 0.58.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times World: Upper-middle income excluding China's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st 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 | World: Upper-middle income excluding China | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 | 2.88 | 1.24 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 2.67 | 1.15 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 2.34 | 0.949 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.98 | 0.6225 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, World: Upper-middle income excluding China or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.86 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between World: Upper-middle income excluding China and Zambia?
- 0.58, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World: Upper-middle income excluding China and Zambia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do World: Upper-middle income excluding China and Zambia rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st 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.
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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.