Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio
Sao Tome and Principe
70.6%
in 2025
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Senegal rank
39th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.6% against 70.6% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.7% | 88.8% | 8.1% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 100.7% | 90.3% | 10.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 99.3% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 94.1% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 87.0% | 1.0% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 84.2% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 74.1% | 0.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.6% against 70.6% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 39th 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.