Mauritania vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio, old

Mauritania
6.0%
in 2025
Sudan
6.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
182nd
Sudan rank
181st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 181st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.7% 5.5% 0.8% Sudan
1970s 5.7% 5.1% 0.5% Mauritania
1980s 5.9% 5.0% 0.9% Mauritania
1990s 5.9% 5.8% 0.0% Mauritania
2000s 6.0% 5.3% 0.7% Mauritania
2010s 6.8% 5.0% 1.7% Mauritania
2020s 6.0% 5.7% 0.4% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Mauritania or Sudan?
Sudan, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Mauritania and Sudan?
0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Mauritania ranks 182nd 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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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.