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Canada vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) was 23.22, compared to South Africa's 38.39. That makes Canada's value 39.5% lower than South Africa's.

Canada

Rank #174 of 217 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
23.22
Year-over-year
-0.9%
10-year change
-2.6%
Peak
25.57 (2005)
Trough
23.22 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #95 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
38.39
Year-over-year
-0.8%
10-year change
-10.9%
Peak
48.67 (2005)
Trough
38.39 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.YG), CC BY 4.0.