Nigeria vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio
Nigeria
77.3%
in 2025
Sudan
77.3%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
23rd
Sudan rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 77.3% against 77.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 98.8% | 17.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 100.9% | 13.8% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 95.4% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 96.7% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 92.7% | 4.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 85.9% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 78.5% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 77.3% against 77.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.