Niger vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, old
Niger
5.1%
in 2025
Somalia
5.1%
in 2025
Niger rank
199th
Somalia rank
197th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 6.4% | 3.0% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 6.3% | 2.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.5% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Niger ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 197th 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.