Mali vs Niger: Age dependency ratio
Mali
92.9%
in 2025
Niger
95.5%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
5th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 95.5% against 92.9% in Mali, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 100.1% | 23.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 97.0% | 13.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 96.1% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 96.1% | 5.9% | Mali |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 102.6% | 4.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 106.4% | 4.9% | Niger |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 98.8% | 2.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 95.5% against 92.9% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mali and Niger?
- 2.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th 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.