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| Rank | Country | Value | Date of Info | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 22.5 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Akrotiri | N/A | 0 | |
| 113 | Albania | 4.2 | 2021 | |
| 69 | Algeria | 10.2 | 2021 | |
| 72 | American Samoa | 9.6 | 2021 | |
| 106 | Andorra | 5 | 2021 | |
| 18 | Angola | 20.1 | 2021 | |
| 91 | Anguilla | 7.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Antarctica | N/A | 2023 | |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2020 | |
| 102 | Argentina | 5.5 | 2021 | |
| 105 | Armenia | 5.2 | 2021 | |
| 111 | Aruba | 4.4 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 116 | Australia | 3.9 | 2020 | |
| 120 | Austria | 3.4 | 2021 | |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 10.3 | 2021 | |
| 79 | Bahamas The | 8.4 | 2021 | |
| 11 | Bahrain | 21.8 | 2021 | |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 11.6 | 2021 | |
| 112 | Barbados | 4.3 | 2021 | |
| 116 | Belarus | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 121 | Belgium | 3.3 | 2021 | |
| 50 | Belize | 13.5 | 2021 | |
| 27 | Benin | 17.7 | 2021 | |
| 121 | Bermuda | 3.3 | 2021 | |
| 62 | Bhutan | 11.1 | 2021 | |
| 80 | Bolivia | 8.3 | 2021 | |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.7 | 2021 | |
| 49 | Botswana | 13.8 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Bouvet Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 89 | Brazil | 7.3 | 2021 | |
| 131 | British Indian Ocean Territory | N/A | 0 | |
| 83 | British Virgin Islands | 8 | 2021 | |
| 56 | Brunei | 12.4 | 2021 | |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 2.8 | 2021 | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 20.9 | 2021 | |
| 68 | Burma | 10.3 | 2021 | |
| 14 | Burundi | 20.7 | 2021 | |
| 55 | Cabo Verde | 12.5 | 2021 | |
| 58 | Cambodia | 11.8 | 2021 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 20.3 | 2021 | |
| 118 | Canada | 3.6 | 2021 | |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 9.6 | 2021 | |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 19.7 | 2021 | |
| 8 | Chad | 24.9 | 2021 | |
| 103 | Chile | 5.4 | 2021 | |
| 104 | China | 5.3 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Christmas Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 131 | Clipperton Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 131 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 83 | Colombia | 8 | 2021 | |
| 51 | Comoros | 13.3 | 2021 | |
| 29 | Congo Democratic Republic of the | 17.1 | 2021 | |
| 12 | Congo Republic of the | 20.9 | 2021 | |
| 101 | Cook Islands | 5.8 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Coral Sea Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 6.5 | 2021 | |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.3 | 2021 | |
| 125 | Croatia | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 111 | Cuba | 4.4 | 2021 | |
| 109 | Curacao | 4.7 | 2021 | |
| 108 | Cyprus | 4.8 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Czechia | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Denmark | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Dhekelia | N/A | 0 | |
| 44 | Djibouti | 14.4 | 2021 | |
| 86 | Dominica | 7.6 | 2021 | |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 8.6 | 2021 | |
| 77 | Ecuador | 8.7 | 2021 | |
| 52 | Egypt | 13 | 2021 | |
| 82 | El Salvador | 8.1 | 2021 | |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.5 | 2021 | |
| 47 | Eritrea | 14 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Estonia | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 39 | Eswatini | 15.3 | 2021 | |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 18.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | European Union | N/A | 0 | |
| 94 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 6.7 | 2021 | |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 3.4 | 2021 | |
| 60 | Fiji | 11.4 | 2021 | |
| 127 | Finland | 2.7 | 2021 | |
| 125 | France | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 91 | French Polynesia | 7.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | N/A | 0 | |
| 39 | Gabon | 15.3 | 2021 | |
| 10 | Gambia The | 22.2 | 2021 | |
| 34 | Gaza Strip | 16.5 | 2021 | |
| 111 | Georgia | 4.4 | 2021 | |
| 125 | Germany | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 30 | Ghana | 17 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Gibraltar | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 126 | Greece | 2.8 | 2021 | |
| 88 | Greenland | 7.4 | 2021 | |
| 94 | Grenada | 6.7 | 2021 | |
| 103 | Guam | 5.4 | 2021 | |
| 53 | Guatemala | 12.7 | 2021 | |
| 114 | Guernsey | 4.1 | 2021 | |
| 35 | Guinea | 16.3 | 2021 | |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.1 | 2021 | |
| 66 | Guyana | 10.6 | 2021 | |
| 46 | Haiti | 14.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 131 | Holy See (Vatican City) | N/A | 0 | |
| 38 | Honduras | 15.5 | 2021 | |
| 119 | Hong Kong | 3.5 | 2021 | |
| 122 | Hungary | 3.2 | 2021 | |
| 110 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2021 | |
| 71 | India | 9.9 | 2021 | |
| 70 | Indonesia | 10 | 2021 | |
| 74 | Iran | 9.3 | 2021 | |
| 29 | Iraq | 17.1 | 2021 | |
| 111 | Ireland | 4.4 | 2021 | |
| 125 | Isle of Man | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 106 | Israel | 5 | 2021 | |
| 127 | Italy | 2.7 | 2021 | |
| 88 | Jamaica | 7.4 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Jan Mayen | N/A | 0 | |
| 129 | Japan | 2 | 2021 | |
| 112 | Jersey | 4.3 | 2021 | |
| 29 | Jordan | 17.1 | 2021 | |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 7.9 | 2021 | |
| 14 | Kenya | 20.7 | 2021 | |
| 37 | Kiribati | 16.1 | 2021 | |
| 99 | Korea North | 6.1 | 2021 | |
| 112 | Korea South | 4.3 | 2021 | |
| 93 | Kosovo | 6.9 | 2021 | |
| 8 | Kuwait | 24.9 | 2021 | |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.9 | 2021 | |
| 42 | Laos | 14.8 | 2021 | |
| 125 | Latvia | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 95 | Lebanon | 6.5 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Lesotho | 14.7 | 2021 | |
| 32 | Liberia | 16.7 | 2021 | |
| 49 | Libya | 13.8 | 2021 | |
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 3.5 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Lithuania | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 4.7 | 2021 | |
| 100 | Macau | 5.9 | 2021 | |
| 28 | Madagascar | 17.4 | 2021 | |
| 18 | Malawi | 20.1 | 2021 | |
| 72 | Malaysia | 9.6 | 2021 | |
| 36 | Maldives | 16.2 | 2021 | |
| 15 | Mali | 20.6 | 2021 | |
| 118 | Malta | 3.6 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 14.7 | 2021 | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 16.8 | 2021 | |
| 101 | Mauritius | 5.8 | 2021 | |
| 81 | Mexico | 8.2 | 2021 | |
| 64 | Micronesia Federated States of | 10.8 | 2021 | |
| 107 | Moldova | 4.9 | 2021 | |
| 130 | Monaco | 1.4 | 2021 | |
| 45 | Mongolia | 14.3 | 2021 | |
| 115 | Montenegro | 4 | 2021 | |
| 115 | Montserrat | 4 | 2021 | |
| 76 | Morocco | 8.9 | 2021 | |
| 13 | Mozambique | 20.8 | 2021 | |
| 42 | Namibia | 14.8 | 2021 | |
| 6 | Nauru | 25.8 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Navassa Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 65 | Nepal | 10.7 | 2021 | |
| 122 | Netherlands | 3.2 | 2021 | |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 6.3 | 2021 | |
| 114 | New Zealand | 4.1 | 2021 | |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 12.6 | 2021 | |
| 18 | Niger | 20.1 | 2021 | |
| 26 | Nigeria | 18 | 2021 | |
| 116 | Niue | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Norfolk Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 4.7 | 2021 | |
| 92 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7 | 2021 | |
| 118 | Norway | 3.6 | 2021 | |
| 7 | Oman | 25.2 | 2021 | |
| 48 | Pakistan | 13.9 | 2021 | |
| 89 | Palau | 7.3 | 2021 | |
| 86 | Panama | 7.6 | 2021 | |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 20.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Paracel Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 67 | Paraguay | 10.4 | 2021 | |
| 84 | Peru | 7.9 | 2021 | |
| 57 | Philippines | 12 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Pitcairn Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 119 | Poland | 3.5 | 2021 | |
| 126 | Portugal | 2.8 | 2021 | |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 2.9 | 2021 | |
| 1 | Qatar | 50.1 | 2021 | |
| 120 | Romania | 3.4 | 2021 | |
| 112 | Russia | 4.3 | 2021 | |
| 23 | Rwanda | 18.4 | 2021 | |
| 87 | Saint Barthelemy | 7.5 | 2021 | |
| 128 | Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 2.2 | 2021 | |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.3 | 2021 | |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 8 | 2021 | |
| 96 | Saint Martin | 6.4 | 2021 | |
| 116 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.2 | 2021 | |
| 61 | Samoa | 11.2 | 2020 | |
| 121 | San Marino | 3.3 | 2021 | |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.9 | 2021 | |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 27.4 | 2021 | |
| 28 | Senegal | 17.4 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Serbia | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 77 | Seychelles | 8.7 | 2021 | |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 18.3 | 2020 | |
| 105 | Singapore | 5.2 | 2021 | |
| 82 | Sint Maarten | 8.1 | 2021 | |
| 116 | Slovakia | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 123 | Slovenia | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 16.5 | 2021 | |
| 21 | Somalia | 19.3 | 2021 | |
| 63 | South Africa | 10.9 | 2021 | |
| 131 | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 23 | South Sudan | 18.4 | 2021 | |
| 121 | Spain | 3.3 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Spratly Islands | N/A | 0 | |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 5.9 | 2021 | |
| 36 | Sudan | 16.2 | 2021 | |
| 75 | Suriname | 9.1 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Svalbard | N/A | 0 | |
| 123 | Sweden | 3.1 | 2021 | |
| 119 | Switzerland | 3.5 | 2021 | |
| 50 | Syria | 13.5 | 2021 | |
| 110 | Taiwan | 4.5 | 2021 | |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 18.1 | 2021 | |
| 16 | Tanzania | 20.4 | 2021 | |
| 108 | Thailand | 4.8 | 2021 | |
| 61 | Timor-Leste | 11.2 | 2021 | |
| 24 | Togo | 18.3 | 2021 | |
| 87 | Tokelau | 7.5 | 2021 | |
| 73 | Tonga | 9.5 | 2021 | |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.4 | 2021 | |
| 87 | Tunisia | 7.5 | 2021 | |
| 82 | Turkey (Turkiye) | 8.1 | 2021 | |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 13 | 2021 | |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.2 | 2021 | |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 10 | 2021 | |
| 3 | Uganda | 31.7 | 2021 | |
| 116 | Ukraine | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 47.3 | 2021 | |
| 120 | United Kingdom | 3.4 | 2021 | |
| 116 | United States | 3.9 | 2021 | |
| 131 | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | N/A | 0 | |
| 113 | Uruguay | 4.2 | 2021 | |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 13 | 2021 | |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 15.2 | 2021 | |
| 86 | Venezuela | 7.6 | 2021 | |
| 85 | Vietnam | 7.8 | 2021 | |
| 124 | Virgin Islands | 3 | 2021 | |
| 131 | Wake Island | N/A | 0 | |
| 107 | Wallis and Futuna | 4.9 | 2021 | |
| 34 | West Bank | 16.5 | 2021 | |
| 92 | World | 7 | 2021 | |
| 19 | Yemen | 19.9 | 2021 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 31.6 | 2021 | |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 16.6 | 2021 |
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio 2023 Country Ranks by Rank
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SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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