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Burkina Faso - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 4.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

4.78 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

1.04×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#34#67#100#133#166#19919601970198019902000201020202025#197#2022011 overtook Angola2022 overtook Burundi
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Burkina Faso climbed from #197 to #202 (overtook Angola). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burkina Faso ↓

Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Overtook Angola in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Burundi in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020254.595.46.217.02
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