Age dependency ratio in Comoros
Comoros: Age dependency ratio was 70.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Comoros is 70.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Comoros peaked at 108.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2025.
That places Comoros 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 82.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.6% | 98.9% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.5% | 104.2% | 105.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.9% | 104.2% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 86.8% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 75.5% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.4% | 74.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Comoros
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 9,157 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 21,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,208 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 9,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 9,039 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 8,751 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Comoros?
- Age dependency ratio in Comoros was 70.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 108.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for age dependency ratio?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.