Australia vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Australia's Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) was 55.21, compared to South Africa's 48.31. That makes Australia's value 14.3% higher than South Africa's.
Australia
Rank #104 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 55.21
- Year-over-year
- +0.7%
- 10-year change
- +9.3%
- Peak
- 55.21 (2024)
- Trough
- 48.13 (2008)
South Africa
Rank #163 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 48.31
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- -5.5%
- Peak
- 56.65 (2005)
- Trough
- 48.31 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND), CC BY 4.0.