OECD members vs Sudan: Age dependency ratio
OECD members
55.3%
in 2025
Sudan
77.3%
in 2025
OECD members rank
23rd
Sudan rank
22nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- OECD members
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 77.3% against 55.3% in OECD members, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.4% | 98.8% | 35.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 60.9% | 100.9% | 40.0% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 95.4% | 40.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 96.7% | 44.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 92.7% | 42.4% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 85.9% | 34.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 78.5% | 24.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, OECD members or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 77.3% against 55.3% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between OECD members and Sudan?
- 22.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- OECD members ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
- 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.