Africa Eastern and Southern vs Niger: Age dependency ratio
Africa Eastern and Southern
77.7%
in 2025
Niger
95.5%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Niger rank
5th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 95.5% against 77.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.9% | 100.1% | 9.3% | Niger |
| 1970s | 95.0% | 97.0% | 2.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 96.1% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 96.1% | 2.8% | Niger |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 102.6% | 11.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 106.4% | 20.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 98.8% | 19.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Africa Eastern and Southern or Niger?
- Niger, at 95.5% against 77.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 17.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.