Abhängigkeitsquote nach Ländern 2026

Abhängigkeitsquote nach Ländern 2026

UN World Population Prospects, Revision 2024 (mittlere Variante)

Die Abhängigkeitsquote setzt die Zahl der Kinder und älteren Menschen ins Verhältnis zur erwerbsfähigen Bevölkerung, die sie versorgt.

  • 200 Länder und Gebiete eingestuft
  • Höchster Wert: Zentralafrikanische Republik
  • Niedrigster Wert: Katar

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Rang Land GesamtabhängigkeitRegionJugendabhängigkeitAltenabhängigkeitMedianalter
1 Zentralafrikanische Republik 101.9% Afrika 97.4% 4.5% 15.7
2 Monaco 100.0% Europa 28.1% 71.9% 54.1
3 Somalia 96.7% Afrika 91.5% 5.2% 16.7
4 D.R. Kongo 95.8% Afrika 89.7% 6.1% 17.0
5 Niger 94.1% Afrika 89.0% 5.1% 16.8
6 Tschad 92.8% Afrika 88.7% 4.1% 16.9
7 Mali 91.5% Afrika 87.0% 4.5% 17.0
8 Angola 87.8% Afrika 82.3% 5.5% 17.9
9 Mosambik 87.2% Afrika 82.1% 5.1% 17.8
10 Burundi 84.4% Afrika 79.7% 4.7% 17.8
11 Mauretanien 82.9% Afrika 76.9% 6.0% 18.6
12 Tansania 82.4% Afrika 76.9% 5.5% 18.7
13 Mayotte 81.8% Afrika 76.6% 5.2% 18.4
14 Uganda 81.6% Afrika 77.5% 4.1% 18.2
15 Afghanistan 80.7% Asien 76.3% 4.4% 18.5
16 Benin 79.0% Afrika 73.3% 5.7% 19.2
17 Samoa 77.9% Ozeanien 66.8% 11.1% 21.0
18 Guinea 77.6% Afrika 71.4% 6.2% 19.5
19 Kamerun 77.4% Afrika 72.4% 5.0% 19.3
20 Jemen 77.0% Asien 72.4% 4.6% 19.5
21 Sudan 76.3% Afrika 70.2% 6.1% 19.8
22 Burkina Faso 76.2% Afrika 71.4% 4.8% 19.1
23 Simbabwe 75.9% Afrika 69.7% 6.2% 19.4
24 Nigeria 75.7% Afrika 70.3% 5.4% 19.4
25 Elfenbeinküste 74.6% Afrika 69.9% 4.7% 19.5
26 Kongo 74.1% Afrika 68.6% 5.5% 19.8
27 Sambia 74.1% Afrika 70.5% 3.6% 19.2
28 Gambia 73.7% Afrika 68.0% 5.7% 19.8
29 Madagaskar 72.9% Afrika 66.8% 6.1% 20.4
30 Malawi 72.9% Afrika 68.4% 4.5% 19.4
31 Togo 72.7% Afrika 67.0% 5.7% 20.2
32 Vanuatu 72.5% Ozeanien 64.8% 7.7% 21.4
33 Liberia 72.4% Afrika 66.6% 5.8% 20.0
34 Äthiopien 72.1% Afrika 66.3% 5.8% 20.4
35 Martinique 72.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.0% 47.1% 51.0
36 Eritrea 70.7% Afrika 63.3% 7.4% 20.6
37 Tonga 70.5% Ozeanien 58.6% 11.9% 22.1
38 Guadeloupe 70.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.0% 43.5% 48.4
39 Japan 70.2% Asien 18.8% 51.4% 51.1
40 São Tomé und Príncipe 70.0% Afrika 63.2% 6.8% 20.8
41 Guinea-Bissau 69.9% Afrika 64.3% 5.6% 20.6
42 Komoren 69.6% Afrika 62.1% 7.5% 21.8
43 Staat Palästina 69.5% Asien 62.8% 6.7% 21.3
44 Senegal 69.5% Afrika 63.3% 6.2% 20.9
45 Ruanda 68.9% Afrika 62.0% 6.9% 21.3
46 Äquatorialguinea 68.7% Afrika 62.2% 6.5% 22.0
47 Sierra Leone 68.2% Afrika 62.6% 5.6% 21.0
48 Südsudan 67.4% Afrika 62.1% 5.3% 20.0
49 Pakistan 67.3% Asien 59.9% 7.4% 21.8
50 Namibia 67.1% Afrika 60.6% 6.5% 22.6
51 Gabun 67.0% Afrika 60.0% 7.0% 22.6
52 Amerikanische Jungferninseln 66.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.4% 39.3% 45.9
53 Salomonen 66.2% Ozeanien 60.0% 6.2% 22.0
54 Tadschikistan 65.9% Asien 58.8% 7.1% 23.3
55 Israel 65.9% Asien 44.6% 21.3% 30.3
56 Guam 64.7% Ozeanien 42.3% 22.4% 32.7
57 Ghana 63.7% Afrika 57.3% 6.4% 22.6
58 Frankreich 63.6% Europa 26.1% 37.5% 43.4
59 Irak 63.6% Asien 57.9% 5.7% 22.2
60 Kenia 63.4% Afrika 58.4% 5.0% 21.4
61 Finnland 62.7% Europa 22.8% 39.9% 44.4
62 Kiribati 62.6% Ozeanien 55.2% 7.4% 24.0
63 Französisch-Guayana 62.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 50.0% 12.1% 26.0
64 Kasachstan 61.8% Asien 46.7% 15.1% 30.7
65 Deutschland 61.6% Europa 22.4% 39.2% 46.8
66 Portugal 61.3% Europa 20.4% 40.9% 48.1
67 Osttimor 60.7% Asien 52.4% 8.3% 23.2
68 Usbekistan 60.6% Asien 50.5% 10.1% 27.9
69 Kirgisistan 60.5% Asien 50.5% 10.0% 26.5
70 Serbien 60.3% Europa 22.8% 37.5% 45.6
71 Lettland 60.3% Europa 24.0% 36.3% 44.9
72 Mikronesien 60.1% Ozeanien 49.9% 10.2% 24.5
73 Kroatien 60.1% Europa 21.6% 38.5% 46.5
74 Lesotho 60.0% Afrika 53.8% 6.2% 23.1
75 Schweden 60.0% Europa 26.3% 33.7% 41.5
76 Griechenland 59.4% Europa 20.0% 39.4% 48.1
77 Estland 59.1% Europa 23.7% 35.4% 44.2
78 Italien 58.9% Europa 18.2% 40.7% 49.6
79 Swasiland 58.8% Afrika 51.8% 7.0% 23.7
80 Réunion 58.8% Afrika 32.0% 26.8% 39.4
81 Slowenien 58.5% Europa 22.6% 35.9% 46.0
82 Dänemark 58.4% Europa 24.5% 33.9% 42.4
83 Belgien 58.2% Europa 24.4% 33.8% 43.1
84 Bulgarien 58.2% Europa 22.7% 35.5% 46.0
85 Puerto Rico 58.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 17.2% 40.8% 47.2
86 Moldawien 57.9% Europa 30.4% 27.5% 40.1
87 Vereinigtes Königreich 57.9% Europa 26.4% 31.5% 41.2
88 Mongolei 57.8% Asien 48.7% 9.1% 27.9
89 Georgia (Begriffsklärung) 57.6% Asien 31.8% 25.8% 38.6
90 Ägypten 57.6% Afrika 49.0% 8.6% 25.7
91 Papua-Neuguinea 57.6% Ozeanien 51.7% 5.9% 24.0
92 Algerien 57.5% Afrika 46.4% 11.1% 29.8
93 Montenegro 57.3% Europa 27.8% 29.5% 41.4
94 Tschechien 57.0% Europa 23.3% 33.7% 45.2
95 Bosnien und Herzegowina 56.7% Europa 19.9% 36.8% 47.1
96 Niederlande 56.6% Europa 23.3% 33.3% 42.6
97 Australien 56.2% Ozeanien 27.4% 28.8% 39.5
98 Guyana 56.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 44.8% 11.3% 27.5
99 Botswana 56.0% Afrika 49.6% 6.4% 24.7
100 Turkmenistan 56.0% Asien 48.1% 7.9% 28.1
101 Kambodscha 55.8% Asien 45.5% 10.3% 27.4
102 Vereinigte Staaten 55.6% NORTHERN AMERICA 26.3% 29.3% 39.7
103 Libanon 55.5% Asien 38.8% 16.7% 30.0
104 Österreich 55.5% Europa 21.9% 33.6% 44.9
105 Rumänien 55.5% Europa 24.0% 31.5% 44.4
106 Schweiz 55.5% Europa 23.0% 32.5% 44.2
107 Ungarn 55.4% Europa 22.3% 33.1% 45.1
108 Neuseeland 55.4% Ozeanien 27.4% 28.0% 39.0
109 Kanada 55.3% NORTHERN AMERICA 23.1% 32.2% 41.9
110 Litauen 55.3% Europa 22.2% 33.1% 43.7
111 Guatemala 55.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 47.3% 7.9% 24.8
112 Polen 54.8% Europa 21.9% 32.9% 44.0
113 Haiti 54.4% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 46.9% 7.5% 25.4
114 Mazedonien 54.4% Europa 25.1% 29.3% 42.4
115 Norwegen 54.1% Europa 24.2% 29.9% 41.1
116 Russland 54.1% Europa 25.8% 28.3% 41.8
117 Paraguay 53.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 43.3% 10.6% 28.3
118 Bolivien 53.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 44.7% 9.0% 26.5
119 Slowakei 53.5% Europa 23.6% 29.9% 43.8
120 Aruba 53.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.8% 28.3% 42.7
121 Hongkong 53.1% Asien 15.3% 37.8% 49.0
122 Albanien 53.0% Europa 25.0% 28.0% 38.9
123 Venezuela 53.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 37.2% 15.8% 30.6
124 Jordanien 52.9% Asien 45.3% 7.6% 25.9
125 Barbados 52.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.9% 26.9% 40.6
126 Honduras 52.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 45.7% 7.1% 25.6
127 Spanien 52.6% Europa 18.8% 33.8% 47.2
128 Laos 52.6% Asien 45.0% 7.6% 26.3
129 Nepal 52.5% Asien 42.2% 10.3% 26.7
130 Weißrussland 52.3% Europa 23.5% 28.8% 42.8
131 Dominikanische Republik 52.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 39.3% 12.9% 29.7
132 Sri Lanka 52.0% Asien 32.5% 19.5% 34.6
133 Irland (Insel) 51.9% Europa 26.8% 25.1% 40.2
134 Bangladesch 51.9% Asien 41.5% 10.4% 27.3
135 Panama 51.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 36.7% 15.1% 31.6
136 Uruguay 51.6% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 26.5% 25.1% 37.8
137 Armenien 51.3% Asien 28.3% 23.0% 38.2
138 Nicaragua 51.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 42.1% 8.9% 27.3
139 Malta 50.7% Europa 19.2% 31.5% 42.5
140 Island 50.6% Europa 26.1% 24.5% 37.7
141 Dschibuti 50.5% Afrika 42.8% 7.7% 26.3
142 Suriname 50.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 37.7% 12.8% 29.9
143 Marokko 50.4% Afrika 37.2% 13.2% 31.1
144 Fidschi 50.1% Ozeanien 39.9% 10.2% 29.3
145 Tunesien 50.1% Afrika 34.6% 15.5% 34.3
146 Argentinien 49.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.6% 19.3% 34.3
147 St. Vincent und die Grenadinen 49.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 30.6% 18.9% 35.7
148 Neukaledonien 49.3% Ozeanien 31.2% 18.1% 35.8
149 Peru 49.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 34.7% 14.5% 31.6
150 Syrien 49.0% Asien 41.6% 7.4% 24.8
151 Südafrika 48.5% Afrika 38.0% 10.5% 29.9
152 Ukraine 48.3% Europa 19.9% 28.4% 42.9
153 El Salvador 48.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 35.5% 12.6% 29.4
154 Mexiko 48.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 35.1% 13.0% 31.0
155 Philippinen 47.9% Asien 39.1% 8.8% 27.6
156 Kuba 47.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 21.8% 26.0% 43.6
157 Vietnam 47.8% Asien 33.2% 14.6% 34.9
158 Ecuador 47.5% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 34.4% 13.1% 30.7
159 Curaçao 47.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 20.9% 26.3% 40.0
160 Luxemburg 46.9% Europa 23.1% 23.8% 40.8
161 Nordkorea 46.8% Asien 27.7% 19.1% 37.8
162 Indonesien 46.3% Asien 34.9% 11.4% 31.7
163 Libyen 46.2% Afrika 38.3% 7.9% 29.1
164 Myanmar 46.2% Asien 34.9% 11.3% 31.4
165 Grenada 46.1% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.1% 19.0% 35.9
166 Belize 45.9% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 38.0% 7.9% 28.3
167 Türkei 45.9% Asien 30.0% 15.9% 34.9
168 Indien 45.8% Asien 34.7% 11.1% 30.2
169 Republik Zypern 45.6% Asien 23.4% 22.2% 40.1
170 Kap Verde 45.6% Afrika 34.7% 10.9% 30.5
171 Südkorea 45.5% Asien 14.3% 31.2% 47.3
172 Chile 45.3% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.4% 21.9% 38.5
173 Costa Rica 45.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 25.9% 19.3% 36.7
174 Brasilien 45.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27.7% 17.3% 36.2
175 Thailand 44.4% Asien 20.3% 24.1% 41.9
176 Trinidad und Tobago 44.3% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.8% 19.5% 39.2
177 Iran 43.9% Asien 31.0% 12.9% 35.5
178 Französisch-Polynesien 43.8% Ozeanien 25.7% 18.1% 37.6
179 Kolumbien 43.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 28.4% 15.3% 34.0
180 Aserbaidschan 43.6% Asien 29.6% 14.0% 35.1
181 Antigua und Barbuda 43.0% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.6% 18.4% 37.7
182 China 42.7% Asien 21.1% 21.6% 41.7
183 Westsahara 42.2% Afrika 32.3% 9.9% 33.8
184 Bahamas 42.2% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.5% 17.7% 36.7
185 Macao 41.6% Asien 19.0% 22.6% 41.4
186 Malaysia 41.2% Asien 29.4% 11.8% 32.4
187 Mauritius 40.9% Afrika 20.2% 20.7% 39.3
188 Seychellen 40.0% Afrika 27.4% 12.6% 35.6
189 Brunei 38.9% Asien 28.3% 10.6% 34.2
190 St. Lucia 37.7% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23.5% 14.2% 36.1
191 Jamaika 36.8% LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24.5% 12.3% 34.3
192 Oman 36.5% Asien 32.8% 3.7% 30.8
193 Bhutan 36.2% Asien 27.0% 9.2% 31.9
194 Saudi-Arabien 36.2% Asien 31.9% 4.3% 30.6
195 Singapur 36.1% Asien 16.0% 20.1% 37.9
196 Malediven 31.1% Asien 24.2% 6.9% 34.4
197 Bahrain 28.8% Asien 23.4% 5.4% 34.4
198 Kuwait 26.6% Asien 22.5% 4.1% 35.8
199 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 21.5% Asien 19.3% 2.2% 32.6
200 Katar 20.1% Asien 18.0% 2.1% 34.4

Two very different routes to a high dependency ratio

Central African Republic has the world's highest total dependency ratio, at almost 102 dependents for every 100 working-age people — meaning there are slightly more children and elderly combined than there are people of working age to support them. Somalia and D.R. Congo aren't far behind. But these countries get there almost entirely through child dependency: huge young populations relative to a comparatively small working-age base, the same pattern visible in our median age ranking's youngest countries. Monaco is the striking exception at the top of the table, with a total dependency ratio of 100 driven almost entirely by old-age dependency instead — a small, ageing resident population with very few children.

The Gulf outlier

At the opposite end, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have the lowest dependency ratios in the world, all under 32 dependents per 100 working-age people. This isn't primarily a fertility story — it reflects these countries' very large working-age migrant populations, which inflate the denominator without a matching increase in the number of children or retirees (most migrant workers move without dependents and often return home before retirement). It's a useful reminder that the dependency ratio measures a population's current age structure, not how many people any one household actually supports.

Why this ratio matters

The dependency ratio is a rough proxy for the economic weight each working-age person carries — in taxes, pensions, schooling, and direct family support — even though it says nothing about actual income, productivity or the participation rate of anyone counted as "working age." A rising old-age dependency ratio (visible on our shrinking populations ranking) and a falling child dependency ratio, happening together, is the signature of a population moving through the later stages of the demographic transition: fewer children being born, but a large surviving cohort of retirees still to be supported.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Wie viele Länder umfasst dieses Ranking?

Diese Tabelle umfasst 200 Länder und Gebiete, eingestuft anhand der Daten der World Population Prospects der Vereinten Nationen.

Welches Land hat die höchste Abhängigkeitsquote?

Zentralafrikanische Republik hat die höchste Gesamtabhängigkeitsquote mit 101.9 Abhängigen pro 100 Personen im erwerbsfähigen Alter.

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