Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio
Mali
92.9%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
78.1%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mali
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Mali currently reports 92.9% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 87.9% | 11.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 92.8% | 8.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 94.9% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 93.3% | 8.7% | Mali |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 90.5% | 7.8% | Mali |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 86.8% | 14.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 80.5% | 15.7% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mali, at 92.9% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 14.8%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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.