Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio
Burkina Faso
78.1%
in 2025
Sudan
77.3%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Sudan rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 78.1% against 77.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 98.8% | 21.3% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 100.9% | 12.9% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 95.4% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 96.7% | 4.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 85.9% | 6.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 78.5% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Burkina Faso, at 78.1% against 77.3% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.