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

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

In , Germany's Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) was 22.12, compared to South Africa's 38.39. That makes Germany's value 42.4% lower than South Africa's.

Germany

Rank #189 of 217 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
22.12
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+10.5%
Peak
22.12 (2024)
Trough
20.01 (2014)

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.