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Total Dependency Ratio, 2006

2006, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Dependency Ratio, 2006 covers 222 countries on 3 measures. Uganda is highest, at 109.306; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 23.501. The middle country reads 54.651. Against 2005, 222 values changed (40 up, 182 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Dependency Ratio · Data for 2006

HighestUganda

109.306

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

23.501

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Total Dependency Ratio, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Total Dependency Ratio, 2006: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
UgandaUGAEastern Africa109.306104.7354.572
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia108.889104.1444.746
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa104.45099.3155.135
ChadTCDMiddle Africa104.39399.3765.016
NigerNERWestern Africa104.16399.4424.721
MalawiMWIEastern Africa100.21092.2018.009
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa99.50194.2195.282
MaliMLIWestern Africa97.83492.0705.764
GuineaGINWestern Africa96.26088.8177.442
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa95.92691.9913.935
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa95.90089.9225.978
YemenYEMWestern Asia94.75789.3755.383
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa94.55490.1764.378
ComorosCOMEastern Africa94.02185.9928.029
GambiaGMBWestern Africa93.52288.2915.231
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa92.74087.4575.282
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa92.46887.3275.141
SudanSDNNorthern Africa92.14887.0015.148
BurundiBDIEastern Africa91.90687.4364.470
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa91.89786.6235.273
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa91.29186.0735.217
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa91.07785.8655.212
BeninBENWestern Africa90.46484.6395.825
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa90.04584.0535.992
South SudanSSDEastern Africa89.90785.1734.734

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Uganda109.306
  2. Afghanistan108.889
  3. Somalia104.450
  4. Chad104.393
  5. Niger104.163

Lowest

  1. United Arab Emirates23.501
  2. Qatar27.084
  3. Macau29.555
  4. Singapore31.170
  5. Cayman Islands32.043

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 54.651. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Child dependency ratio (aged 0–14 per 100 aged 15–64)

    HighestUganda104.735

    LowestVatican City13.684

    Middle country: 43.223

  • Old-age dependency ratio (aged 65+ per 100 aged 15–64)

    HighestVatican City58.816

    LowestQatar1.448

    Middle country: 8.545

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 222values changed, of 222 in both
  • 40 · 182rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2024 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2006.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (2006). Total Dependency Ratio, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/dependency-ratio/2006

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07Questions

Total Dependency Ratio, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest dependency ratio in Total Dependency Ratio, 2006?

Uganda, at 109.306, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Total Dependency Ratio, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Total Dependency Ratio, 2006 cover?

222.

Where can I download Total Dependency Ratio, 2006?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Total Dependency Ratio, 2006 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Total Dependency Ratio, 2023.

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