Guinea vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio, old

Guinea
6.2%
in 2025
Senegal
6.2%
in 2025
Guinea rank
176th
Senegal rank
175th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Guinea
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 6.2% against 6.2% in Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 175th of 218 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 5.2% 2.3% Guinea
1970s 7.3% 5.1% 2.2% Guinea
1980s 7.9% 5.7% 2.2% Guinea
1990s 7.9% 6.1% 1.8% Guinea
2000s 7.5% 6.3% 1.2% Guinea
2010s 6.7% 6.5% 0.1% Guinea
2020s 6.2% 6.2% 0.0% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Guinea or Senegal?
Senegal, at 6.2% against 6.2% in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Guinea and Senegal?
0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Guinea ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 175th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.