Benin vs Post-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
57.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Post-demographic dividend rank
20th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.9% against 57.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 59.0% | 28.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 55.9% | 40.4% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 50.0% | 48.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 48.7% | 48.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 48.4% | 43.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 51.9% | 34.9% | Benin |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 56.0% | 26.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Post-demographic dividend?
- Benin, at 79.9% against 57.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Post-demographic dividend?
- 22.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- 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.