South Africa - Dependency Ratio 1982
78.41
−1.15 from 1981
South Africa's dependency ratio was 78.41 in 1982, decreased +1.15 from 79.56 in 1981. This was the 118th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1982▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andorra | 40.31 | -1.4% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 40.92 | -4.3% |
| 3rd | Qatar | 42.32 | -3.2% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 42.79 | 4.0% |
| 5th | Greenland | 43.41 | -5.5% |
| 6th | Bermuda | 43.61 | -1.2% |
| 7th | Serbia | 43.82 | -1.4% |
| 8th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 45.38 | -0.9% |
| 9th | Liechtenstein | 45.75 | -1.7% |
| 10th | San Marino | 45.79 | -2.7% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 46.07 | -1.9% |
| 12th | Canada | 46.46 | -0.8% |
| 13th | Russian Federation | 46.66 | -0.2% |
| 14th | Croatia | 46.87 | -1.8% |
| 15th | Finland | 47.07 | -0.6% |
| 16th | Macao SAR, China | 47.09 | -2.1% |
| 17th | Germany | 47.84 | -4.0% |
| 18th | Channel Islands | 47.89 | -2.3% |
| 19th | Japan | 48.37 | 0.1% |
| 20th | Switzerland | 48.51 | -2.1% |
| 21st | Belarus | 48.89 | -1.4% |
| 22nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.99 | -2.9% |
| 23rd | Ukraine | 49.07 | -1.0% |
| 24th | Netherlands | 49.16 | -2.0% |
| 25th | Latvia | 49.56 | -0.8% |
| 26th | Malta | 49.94 | 0.5% |
| 27th | United States | 49.94 | -0.2% |
| 28th | Slovenia | 50.39 | -1.7% |
| 29th | Bulgaria | 50.62 | -1.5% |
| 30th | Belgium | 50.79 | -2.3% |
| 31st | Lithuania | 51.24 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Estonia | 51.36 | -0.6% |
| 33rd | Cayman Islands | 51.40 | -3.3% |
| 34th | Georgia | 51.53 | -0.8% |
| 35th | Italy | 52.12 | -2.7% |
| 36th | Gibraltar | 52.14 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Austria | 52.14 | -3.5% |
| 38th | Moldova | 52.29 | 0.2% |
| 39th | Denmark | 52.32 | -2.0% |
| 40th | Cyprus | 52.53 | -0.8% |
| 41st | Poland | 52.69 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Australia | 52.70 | -0.8% |
| 43rd | Aruba | 52.72 | -0.7% |
| 44th | European Union | 52.81 | -2.2% |
| 45th | Monaco | 53.23 | -1.9% |
| 46th | Montenegro | 53.31 | -2.0% |
| 47th | Hungary | 53.41 | -1.6% |
| 48th | North Macedonia | 53.69 | -1.5% |
| 49th | Armenia | 54.27 | -1.0% |
| 50th | Barbados | 54.33 | -1.4% |
| 51st | United Kingdom | 54.40 | -1.7% |
| 52nd | France | 54.44 | -2.3% |
| 53rd | Sweden | 55.10 | -0.8% |
| 54th | Curaçao | 56.06 | -2.6% |
| 55th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 56.07 | -5.0% |
| 56th | Greece | 56.20 | -1.2% |
| 57th | Slovak Republic | 56.39 | -1.1% |
| 58th | New Zealand | 56.66 | -1.7% |
| 59th | Czechia | 56.70 | -1.8% |
| 60th | Spain | 57.09 | -1.9% |
| 61st | Norway | 57.39 | -1.0% |
| 62nd | Bahrain | 57.40 | -1.8% |
| 63rd | Portugal | 57.60 | -1.3% |
| 64th | Korea | 58.03 | -2.2% |
| 65th | Guam | 58.10 | -1.3% |
| 66th | Northern Mariana Islands | 58.11 | -11.7% |
| 67th | Iceland | 58.20 | -1.2% |
| 68th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 58.34 | -4.2% |
| 69th | Cuba | 58.52 | -4.8% |
| 70th | Tuvalu | 58.71 | -2.4% |
| 71st | Romania | 58.83 | -2.3% |
| 72nd | Mauritius | 58.90 | -1.7% |
| 73rd | Chile | 59.56 | -1.6% |
| 74th | Uruguay | 60.02 | -0.1% |
| 75th | Faroe Islands | 60.06 | -1.5% |
| 76th | Azerbaijan | 60.63 | -1.9% |
| 77th | Nauru | 60.96 | 8.8% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 61.52 | -3.0% |
| 79th | St. Martin (French part) | 61.57 | -11.0% |
| 80th | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.06 | -2.9% |
| 81st | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.21 | -3.4% |
| 82nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.81 | -0.1% |
| 83rd | British Virgin Islands | 62.88 | -3.4% |
| 84th | Argentina | 63.11 | 0.9% |
| 85th | China | 63.50 | -3.0% |
| 86th | Puerto Rico (US) | 64.06 | -1.9% |
| 87th | Isle of Man | 65.12 | -1.3% |
| 88th | Kuwait | 65.14 | -2.7% |
| 89th | Kazakhstan | 65.53 | -1.1% |
| 90th | Brunei Darussalam | 67.49 | -2.3% |
| 91st | Thailand | 67.58 | -3.4% |
| 92nd | Albania | 68.08 | -1.9% |
| 93rd | Sri Lanka | 68.47 | -0.4% |
| 94th | Costa Rica | 68.67 | -1.2% |
| 95th | Ireland | 68.99 | -0.7% |
| 96th | Timor-Leste | 69.12 | 2.4% |
| 97th | Brazil | 70.89 | -0.8% |
| 98th | Israel | 71.38 | -0.2% |
| 99th | New Caledonia | 72.06 | -1.9% |
| 100th | Fiji | 72.30 | -0.7% |
| 101st | Malaysia | 72.49 | -0.9% |
| 102nd | Kosovo | 72.75 | -1.8% |
| 103rd | Seychelles | 73.27 | -2.3% |
| 104th | Kyrgyz Republic | 73.42 | -1.0% |
| 105th | French Polynesia | 74.24 | -2.2% |
| 106th | Lebanon | 74.38 | -1.7% |
| 107th | Colombia | 74.45 | -2.0% |
| 108th | Palau | 74.76 | -5.0% |
| 109th | American Samoa | 75.23 | -1.2% |
| 110th | Myanmar | 75.45 | -0.6% |
| 111th | Suriname | 76.41 | -3.5% |
| 112th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.53 | -6.3% |
| 113th | Kiribati | 76.95 | -2.2% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 77.01 | -1.5% |
| 115th | India | 77.15 | -0.4% |
| 116th | Panama | 77.46 | -1.9% |
| 117th | Türkiye | 78.32 | -1.2% |
| 118th | South Africa | 78.41 | -1.4% |
| 119th | Uzbekistan | 79.01 | -1.6% |
| 120th | Grenada | 79.58 | -3.7% |
| 121st | Nepal | 80.12 | 0.2% |
| 122nd | Papua New Guinea | 80.27 | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Tunisia | 80.45 | -2.1% |
| 124th | Turkmenistan | 81.16 | -1.3% |
| 125th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 81.92 | -2.6% |
| 126th | Guyana | 82.02 | -2.7% |
| 127th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.02 | -0.3% |
| 128th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 82.55 | 0.0% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 82.99 | -1.7% |
| 130th | Ecuador | 83.05 | -1.4% |
| 131st | Paraguay | 83.27 | -0.8% |
| 132nd | Haiti | 83.28 | 0.2% |
| 133rd | Viet Nam | 83.52 | -0.1% |
| 134th | Bhutan | 83.63 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Dominica | 83.98 | -4.6% |
| 136th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 84.22 | -1.3% |
| 137th | Cambodia | 84.78 | -0.3% |
| 138th | Saudi Arabia | 84.80 | -0.8% |
| 139th | Peru | 85.19 | -1.5% |
| 140th | Jamaica | 85.69 | -2.1% |
| 141st | Philippines | 85.74 | -1.6% |
| 142nd | Sierra Leone | 86.05 | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | 86.23 | -0.2% |
| 144th | El Salvador | 86.26 | -1.2% |
| 145th | Morocco | 86.32 | -1.3% |
| 146th | Lesotho | 86.48 | 1.0% |
| 147th | Equatorial Guinea | 87.03 | 0.6% |
| 148th | Central African Republic | 87.62 | -0.1% |
| 149th | Angola | 87.74 | -0.5% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 87.94 | -0.3% |
| 151st | Guinea | 88.21 | 0.6% |
| 152nd | Gabon | 88.34 | 1.1% |
| 153rd | Eritrea | 88.72 | 0.2% |
| 154th | Tonga | 88.82 | -1.5% |
| 155th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 89.13 | 0.0% |
| 156th | Liberia | 89.15 | 0.4% |
| 157th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.16 | -3.3% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | 90.46 | 0.2% |
| 159th | Mexico | 90.61 | -2.6% |
| 160th | Mongolia | 91.02 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Djibouti | 92.63 | -0.4% |
| 162nd | Mali | 92.77 | 1.3% |
| 163rd | Nigeria | 92.93 | 0.8% |
| 164th | Ghana | 93.01 | -1.2% |
| 165th | Samoa | 93.24 | -2.4% |
| 166th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 93.30 | 0.7% |
| 167th | Bangladesh | 93.38 | 0.0% |
| 168th | Maldives | 93.57 | -0.6% |
| 169th | Guatemala | 93.99 | 0.6% |
| 170th | Vanuatu | 94.26 | -0.6% |
| 171st | South Sudan | 94.48 | 0.7% |
| 172nd | Gambia, The | 94.68 | 1.8% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 95.01 | -0.7% |
| 174th | Belize | 95.02 | -0.3% |
| 175th | Burkina Faso | 95.03 | 1.0% |
| 176th | Burundi | 95.03 | 1.5% |
| 177th | St. Lucia | 95.12 | -1.6% |
| 178th | Malawi | 95.52 | 0.8% |
| 179th | Sudan | 95.53 | -0.7% |
| 180th | Mauritania | 95.60 | -0.1% |
| 181st | Mozambique | 95.61 | 0.8% |
| 182nd | Cameroon | 95.67 | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Afghanistan | 95.82 | 0.7% |
| 184th | Niger | 95.82 | 0.2% |
| 185th | Algeria | 96.21 | -1.4% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 96.34 | -0.4% |
| 187th | Togo | 96.48 | -0.1% |
| 188th | Botswana | 96.77 | -0.1% |
| 189th | Benin | 98.54 | 0.2% |
| 190th | Libya | 98.61 | -0.9% |
| 191st | Senegal | 98.72 | 1.1% |
| 192nd | Rwanda | 99.20 | 1.1% |
| 193rd | Nicaragua | 99.50 | -0.1% |
| 194th | Oman | 99.81 | -0.2% |
| 195th | Côte d'Ivoire | 99.91 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Madagascar | 101.17 | -0.3% |
| 197th | Chad | 101.32 | -3.7% |
| 198th | Honduras | 101.43 | -0.3% |
| 199th | Guinea-Bissau | 101.64 | 1.2% |
| 200th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 101.86 | -0.3% |
| 201st | Tanzania | 102.14 | 0.8% |
| 202nd | Iraq | 103.87 | -0.6% |
| 203rd | Uganda | 104.60 | 0.3% |
| 204th | Comoros | 104.72 | -0.2% |
| 205th | Solomon Islands | 105.31 | -0.4% |
| 206th | Namibia | 105.43 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Syrian Arab Republic | 105.67 | -0.6% |
| 208th | Zimbabwe | 106.39 | -0.7% |
| 209th | Jordan | 106.70 | -1.3% |
| 210th | Eswatini | 108.60 | 0.8% |
| 211th | Yemen, Republic of | 108.75 | 1.4% |
| 212th | Cabo Verde | 109.30 | -1.4% |
| 213th | Zambia | 110.17 | -0.6% |
| 214th | Kenya | 113.51 | -0.8% |
| 215th | Marshall Islands | 114.88 | 0.1% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's dependency ratio in 1982?▾
South Africa's dependency ratio in 1982 was 78.41. This ranked 118th globally.
How did South Africa's dependency ratio change in 1982?▾
South Africa's dependency ratio decreased by 1.4% in 1982 compared to 1981.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 1982?▾
Marshall Islands had the highest dependency ratio in 1982 at 114.88.
What is the dependency ratio of South Africa in 1982?▾
The dependency ratio of South Africa in 1982 was 78.41. This ranked 118th globally.
How does 1982 compare to 1981 for South Africa's dependency ratio?▾
South Africa's dependency ratio went from 79.56 in 1981 to 78.41 in 1982, a 1.4% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
South Africa matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 1982. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.5%. View full analysis →
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