Senegal vs South Asia: Age dependency ratio
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
South Asia
47.0%
in 2025
Senegal rank
39th
South Asia rank
41st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Senegal
- South Asia
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 70.6% against 47.0% in South Asia, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 81.7% | 7.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 81.4% | 8.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 78.0% | 21.4% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 71.9% | 22.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 62.7% | 24.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 53.6% | 30.7% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 48.1% | 26.0% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Senegal or South Asia?
- Senegal, at 70.6% against 47.0% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Senegal and South Asia?
- 23.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and South Asia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Senegal ranks 39th and South Asia ranks 41st 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.