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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

Australia trend
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

South Africa trend
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.