Monaco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Monaco
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 99.1% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Monaco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 87.9% | 34.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 58.0% | 92.8% | 34.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 94.9% | 40.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 93.3% | 38.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 90.5% | 32.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 86.8% | 3.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 80.5% | 18.4% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Monaco or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Monaco, at 99.1% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21.0%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Monaco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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.