Madagascar vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Madagascar
6.0%
in 2025
Sudan
6.0%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
180th
Sudan rank
181st
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Madagascar
- Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 5.1% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Madagascar or Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Madagascar and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Madagascar ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 181st 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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About this data
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.