Total dependency ratio fell 1.36% to 40.7% in Turkmenistan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 96.9% in 1968 and an all time low of 40.7% in 2024. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, total dependency ratio in Afghanistan amounted to 60.5%, 38.4% in Iran, 46.5% in Kazakhstan and 41.0% in Uzbekistan in 2024.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 150th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 47 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Afghanistan | % | 38.8% | 38.1% | 37.4% | 36.8% | 36.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 56.0% | 56.5% | 57.3% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 46.4% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 44.9% | 45.3% | 45.6% | 46.0% | 46.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 43.9% | 43.9% | 44.3% | 44.6% | 45.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 50.1% | 50.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 38.0% | 38.2% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 39.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 38.1% | 38.4% | 38.9% | 39.3% | 39.8% |
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