Latin America & Caribbean vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio
Latin America & Caribbean
47.8%
in 2025
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Senegal rank
39th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 70.6% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 88.8% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 90.3% | 6.6% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 99.3% | 24.8% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 94.1% | 28.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 87.0% | 29.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 84.2% | 33.6% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 74.1% | 25.9% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Latin America & Caribbean or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 70.6% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal?
- 22.8%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 39th 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.