Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio
Niger
95.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
78.1%
in 2025
Niger rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 95.5% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.1% | 87.9% | 12.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 92.8% | 4.2% | Niger |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 94.9% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 93.3% | 2.8% | Niger |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 90.5% | 12.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 86.8% | 19.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 80.5% | 18.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Niger, at 95.5% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Niger ranks 5th 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.