Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio, old

Senegal
6.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.3%
in 2025
Senegal rank
175th
Zimbabwe rank
172nd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Senegal ranks 175th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.2% 6.9% 1.7% Zimbabwe
1970s 5.1% 6.7% 1.6% Zimbabwe
1980s 5.7% 6.6% 0.9% Zimbabwe
1990s 6.1% 6.5% 0.4% Zimbabwe
2000s 6.3% 5.9% 0.4% Senegal
2010s 6.5% 6.1% 0.4% Senegal
2020s 6.2% 6.5% 0.3% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Senegal ranks 175th and Zimbabwe ranks 172nd 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.