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Malawi - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 4.52

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

Latest value

4.52 (2025)

Global rank

##206 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

0.81×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#35#69#103#137#171#20519601970198019902000201020202025#166#2062006 overtook Uzbekistan2007 overtook French Polynesia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #166 to #206 (overtook Uzbekistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malawi ↓

Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1980
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1983
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2006
Overtook Uzbekistan in global rank auto
2007
Overtook French Polynesia in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020254.525.777.038.28
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