Chad vs Mali: Age dependency ratio
Chad
92.6%
in 2025
Mali
92.9%
in 2025
Chad rank
7th
Mali rank
6th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Chad
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 92.9% against 92.6% in Chad, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and Mali ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 76.9% | 7.7% | Chad |
| 1970s | 92.3% | 84.0% | 8.3% | Chad |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 95.8% | 6.1% | Chad |
| 1990s | 103.9% | 102.0% | 1.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 98.2% | 7.3% | Chad |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 101.5% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.1% | 0.2% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Chad or Mali?
- Mali, at 92.9% against 92.6% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Chad and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Mali rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Chad ranks 7th and Mali ranks 6th 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.