Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Niger: Age dependency ratio
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
80.1%
in 2025
Niger
95.5%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
3rd
Niger rank
5th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 95.5% against 80.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 100.1% | 11.8% | Niger |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 97.0% | 3.8% | Niger |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 96.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 96.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 102.6% | 8.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 106.4% | 17.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 98.8% | 16.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Niger?
- Niger, at 95.5% against 80.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 15.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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.