Mali vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio
Mali
92.9%
in 2025
Somalia
96.7%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 96.7% against 92.9% in Mali, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 92.7% | 15.7% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 91.5% | 7.5% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 98.5% | 3.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 102.7% | 4.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 100.6% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 97.4% | 1.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 96.7% against 92.9% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mali and Somalia?
- 3.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mali ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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.