Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio
Rwanda
69.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
69.3%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
43rd
Sierra Leone rank
44th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 69.6% against 69.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.6% | 75.5% | 37.1% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 82.8% | 16.1% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 101.6% | 86.8% | 14.8% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 107.3% | 89.0% | 18.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 89.2% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 82.1% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 72.3% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 69.6% against 69.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 217 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.