Montenegro vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio, old
Montenegro
28.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Montenegro rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Montenegro
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 28.7% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.
Montenegro ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 5.8% | 5.6% | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 6.0% | 5.6% | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 5.8% | 8.2% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 5.7% | 13.0% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 5.6% | 16.0% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 5.7% | 21.4% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Montenegro or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Montenegro, at 28.7% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Montenegro ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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.