Benin vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Uganda
82.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Uganda rank
13th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82.9% against 79.9% in Benin, a difference of 3.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th of 217 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 95.7% | 8.6% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 99.9% | 3.6% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 104.5% | 5.7% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 107.9% | 10.9% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 109.6% | 18.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 99.8% | 13.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 86.2% | 4.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82.9% against 79.9% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Uganda?
- 3.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th of 217 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.