Kenya - Dependency Ratio 2021
70.96
−1.67 from 2020
Kenya's dependency ratio was 70.96 in 2021, decreased +1.67 from 72.63 in 2020. This was the 172nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 20.26 | 1.5% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 22.14 | -0.1% |
| 3rd | Bahrain | 29.46 | -2.3% |
| 4th | Kuwait | 30.74 | -5.9% |
| 5th | Cayman Islands | 31.77 | 1.1% |
| 6th | Singapore | 32.32 | 3.7% |
| 7th | Maldives | 32.79 | -2.2% |
| 8th | British Virgin Islands | 33.44 | -1.4% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 35.95 | 4.0% |
| 10th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 36.71 | 0.5% |
| 11th | Brunei Darussalam | 37.48 | 0.2% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | 37.53 | -0.8% |
| 13th | Jamaica | 37.67 | -1.7% |
| 14th | Andorra | 38.20 | 0.1% |
| 15th | Mauritius | 38.47 | 0.1% |
| 16th | Saudi Arabia | 38.55 | -0.9% |
| 17th | Seychelles | 39.55 | 0.9% |
| 18th | Korea | 39.78 | 2.6% |
| 19th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 40.22 | 0.9% |
| 20th | Bhutan | 40.44 | -2.8% |
| 21st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 40.73 | 0.9% |
| 22nd | Palau | 40.83 | 1.1% |
| 23rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.09 | 0.7% |
| 24th | Thailand | 41.41 | 1.1% |
| 25th | Oman | 41.50 | 5.8% |
| 26th | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.77 | 1.3% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 42.53 | 1.4% |
| 28th | Colombia | 42.88 | -0.6% |
| 29th | Greenland | 42.92 | 1.5% |
| 30th | Northern Mariana Islands | 43.17 | 2.3% |
| 31st | Bahamas, The | 43.33 | -1.1% |
| 32nd | Azerbaijan | 43.46 | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 43.55 | 0.8% |
| 34th | Malaysia | 43.58 | -1.6% |
| 35th | Brazil | 43.64 | 0.1% |
| 36th | French Polynesia | 43.91 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Luxembourg | 44.20 | 0.4% |
| 38th | China | 44.48 | 0.9% |
| 39th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 44.59 | 3.5% |
| 40th | Dominica | 44.79 | -0.4% |
| 41st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.83 | -0.2% |
| 42nd | Kosovo | 44.98 | -1.4% |
| 43rd | Chile | 45.04 | 0.1% |
| 44th | Costa Rica | 45.27 | -0.3% |
| 45th | Curaçao | 45.52 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Cuba | 46.01 | 0.2% |
| 47th | Myanmar | 46.25 | -0.1% |
| 48th | Grenada | 46.62 | -0.4% |
| 49th | Türkiye | 46.82 | 0.7% |
| 50th | Malta | 47.06 | 0.8% |
| 51st | Viet Nam | 47.24 | 0.6% |
| 52nd | Indonesia | 47.63 | -0.8% |
| 53rd | India | 48.04 | -1.4% |
| 54th | Ukraine | 48.22 | 0.7% |
| 55th | New Caledonia | 48.23 | -0.1% |
| 56th | Albania | 48.44 | 1.6% |
| 57th | Armenia | 48.48 | 0.6% |
| 58th | South Africa | 48.92 | -1.2% |
| 59th | Belize | 49.06 | -2.1% |
| 60th | Aruba | 49.32 | 0.9% |
| 61st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.35 | 0.1% |
| 62nd | Slovak Republic | 49.46 | 2.2% |
| 63rd | Belarus | 49.57 | 1.7% |
| 64th | Barbados | 49.62 | 1.5% |
| 65th | Mexico | 49.81 | -1.0% |
| 66th | Russian Federation | 50.27 | 1.4% |
| 67th | Iceland | 50.36 | 0.9% |
| 68th | Tunisia | 50.42 | 0.7% |
| 69th | Liechtenstein | 50.54 | 1.6% |
| 70th | San Marino | 50.62 | 1.2% |
| 71st | Ecuador | 50.71 | -1.4% |
| 72nd | Libya | 50.79 | -1.9% |
| 73rd | Suriname | 50.85 | -0.5% |
| 74th | Spain | 50.88 | -0.2% |
| 75th | El Salvador | 50.96 | -1.3% |
| 76th | Bermuda | 51.01 | 2.1% |
| 77th | Austria | 51.11 | 1.2% |
| 78th | Peru | 51.27 | -1.4% |
| 79th | Channel Islands | 51.28 | 0.4% |
| 80th | Morocco | 51.39 | -0.1% |
| 81st | North Macedonia | 51.39 | 1.8% |
| 82nd | Poland | 51.51 | 2.0% |
| 83rd | Switzerland | 51.53 | 0.9% |
| 84th | Sri Lanka | 51.66 | 0.0% |
| 85th | Fiji | 51.77 | -0.8% |
| 86th | Cabo Verde | 51.81 | -1.1% |
| 87th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.88 | 1.6% |
| 88th | Canada | 52.03 | 1.6% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | 52.59 | -0.1% |
| 90th | Panama | 52.79 | -0.6% |
| 91st | United States | 52.95 | 0.7% |
| 92nd | Ireland | 53.04 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 53.48 | 2.5% |
| 94th | Philippines | 53.60 | -2.2% |
| 95th | New Zealand | 53.63 | 1.2% |
| 96th | Uruguay | 53.65 | -1.0% |
| 97th | Hungary | 53.78 | 1.4% |
| 98th | Djibouti | 53.94 | -1.9% |
| 99th | Bangladesh | 53.96 | -0.2% |
| 100th | Lithuania | 53.98 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Norway | 53.99 | 0.5% |
| 102nd | Netherlands | 54.20 | 0.7% |
| 103rd | Argentina | 54.22 | -1.5% |
| 104th | Australia | 54.26 | 1.2% |
| 105th | Paraguay | 54.34 | -0.3% |
| 106th | Nicaragua | 54.36 | -1.6% |
| 107th | Gibraltar | 54.79 | -0.4% |
| 108th | Montenegro | 54.80 | 1.4% |
| 109th | Turkmenistan | 54.83 | 1.7% |
| 110th | Romania | 54.86 | 1.4% |
| 111th | Nepal | 54.97 | -3.0% |
| 112th | Guyana | 55.09 | 0.2% |
| 113th | American Samoa | 55.18 | -2.1% |
| 114th | Uzbekistan | 55.25 | 2.4% |
| 115th | Lao PDR | 55.25 | -1.1% |
| 116th | Slovenia | 55.26 | 1.5% |
| 117th | Honduras | 55.87 | -1.4% |
| 118th | European Union | 56.10 | 0.9% |
| 119th | Germany | 56.23 | 1.7% |
| 120th | Puerto Rico (US) | 56.33 | 0.9% |
| 121st | Belgium | 56.58 | 0.5% |
| 122nd | Georgia | 56.65 | 1.2% |
| 123rd | Bulgaria | 56.71 | 0.3% |
| 124th | Serbia | 56.73 | 1.6% |
| 125th | Italy | 56.93 | 0.3% |
| 126th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.01 | -1.6% |
| 127th | Cambodia | 57.17 | -0.6% |
| 128th | Jordan | 57.23 | -1.5% |
| 129th | Denmark | 57.29 | 0.5% |
| 130th | Portugal | 57.32 | 1.0% |
| 131st | Botswana | 57.37 | -1.3% |
| 132nd | Croatia | 57.43 | 1.6% |
| 133rd | United Kingdom | 57.61 | -0.1% |
| 134th | Czechia | 57.74 | 1.3% |
| 135th | Haiti | 58.12 | -1.2% |
| 136th | Estonia | 58.27 | 0.8% |
| 137th | Latvia | 58.35 | 0.8% |
| 138th | Greece | 58.38 | 1.3% |
| 139th | Lebanon | 58.49 | -0.7% |
| 140th | Algeria | 58.56 | 0.8% |
| 141st | St. Martin (French part) | 58.61 | -2.4% |
| 142nd | Isle of Man | 58.73 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Guam | 59.01 | 2.2% |
| 144th | Kazakhstan | 59.38 | 1.7% |
| 145th | Mongolia | 59.63 | 1.2% |
| 146th | Tuvalu | 59.76 | 0.1% |
| 147th | Papua New Guinea | 60.20 | -1.0% |
| 148th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.71 | -0.1% |
| 149th | Guatemala | 60.88 | -2.1% |
| 150th | Sweden | 60.89 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 61.12 | -1.0% |
| 152nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 61.15 | 1.2% |
| 153rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.23 | -4.8% |
| 154th | Kyrgyz Republic | 61.60 | 0.4% |
| 155th | Eswatini | 61.83 | -1.5% |
| 156th | Marshall Islands | 62.06 | 0.2% |
| 157th | France | 62.06 | 0.5% |
| 158th | Finland | 62.15 | 0.8% |
| 159th | Faroe Islands | 62.50 | 0.1% |
| 160th | Kiribati | 64.27 | 0.1% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 64.97 | -1.0% |
| 162nd | Tajikistan | 66.38 | 0.8% |
| 163rd | Israel | 67.06 | 0.2% |
| 164th | Ghana | 67.74 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Nauru | 68.06 | 1.7% |
| 166th | Gabon | 68.97 | 0.0% |
| 167th | Namibia | 69.20 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 69.26 | -2.5% |
| 169th | Japan | 70.26 | 0.5% |
| 170th | Equatorial Guinea | 70.52 | -0.1% |
| 171st | Iraq | 70.77 | -1.7% |
| 172nd | Kenya | 70.96 | -2.3% |
| 173rd | Pakistan | 71.34 | -1.0% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 71.66 | -1.6% |
| 175th | Tonga | 72.63 | -0.1% |
| 176th | Rwanda | 73.15 | -1.6% |
| 177th | Comoros | 73.79 | -1.1% |
| 178th | Sierra Leone | 74.09 | -1.6% |
| 179th | West Bank and Gaza | 74.39 | -0.9% |
| 180th | Vanuatu | 75.61 | 0.0% |
| 181st | São Tomé and Principe | 76.01 | -2.4% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 76.02 | -1.5% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 76.38 | -2.2% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 76.50 | -0.8% |
| 185th | Togo | 77.24 | -0.8% |
| 186th | Yemen, Republic of | 78.17 | -0.1% |
| 187th | Eritrea | 78.17 | -2.5% |
| 188th | Samoa | 78.99 | 1.0% |
| 189th | Liberia | 79.18 | -1.6% |
| 190th | Sudan | 79.32 | -0.8% |
| 191st | Congo, Republic of | 79.67 | -0.7% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 79.84 | -2.9% |
| 193rd | Gambia, The | 80.00 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.14 | -0.8% |
| 195th | Zambia | 80.90 | -1.7% |
| 196th | Cameroon | 82.09 | -1.0% |
| 197th | Malawi | 82.45 | -2.5% |
| 198th | Guinea | 82.82 | -1.2% |
| 199th | Nigeria | 83.10 | -1.7% |
| 200th | Benin | 83.30 | -1.0% |
| 201st | Zimbabwe | 83.38 | -1.2% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 85.51 | -2.1% |
| 203rd | Tanzania | 85.74 | -0.9% |
| 204th | Afghanistan | 86.08 | -1.3% |
| 205th | Uganda | 88.03 | -1.9% |
| 206th | Mauritania | 88.10 | -1.0% |
| 207th | Angola | 91.04 | -0.4% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 91.83 | -0.5% |
| 209th | Burundi | 96.01 | -1.6% |
| 210th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.73 | 0.1% |
| 211th | Mali | 97.97 | -1.3% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 97.97 | -0.3% |
| 213th | Chad | 98.92 | -1.1% |
| 214th | Monaco | 100.42 | 3.4% |
| 215th | Niger | 100.88 | -1.3% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 105.02 | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's dependency ratio in 2021?▾
Kenya's dependency ratio in 2021 was 70.96. This ranked 172nd globally.
How did Kenya's dependency ratio change in 2021?▾
Kenya's dependency ratio decreased by 2.3% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2021?▾
Central African Republic had the highest dependency ratio in 2021 at 105.02.
What is the dependency ratio of Kenya in 2021?▾
The dependency ratio of Kenya in 2021 was 70.96. This ranked 172nd globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Kenya's dependency ratio?▾
Kenya's dependency ratio went from 72.63 in 2020 to 70.96 in 2021, a 2.3% decrease.
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