Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio
Guinea-Bissau
71.1%
in 2025
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Senegal rank
39th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 71.1% against 70.6% in Senegal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 88.8% | 9.9% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 89.8% | 90.3% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 102.8% | 99.3% | 3.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 94.1% | 4.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.0% | 2.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 84.2% | 2.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 74.1% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 71.1% against 70.6% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 39th 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.