Senegal vs South Sudan: Age dependency ratio
Senegal
70.6%
in 2025
South Sudan
69.7%
in 2025
Senegal rank
39th
South Sudan rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Senegal
- South Sudan
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 70.6% against 69.7% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 84.9% | 3.9% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 90.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 94.8% | 4.5% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 92.7% | 1.3% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 90.5% | 3.5% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 84.3% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 76.0% | 1.9% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Senegal or South Sudan?
- Senegal, at 70.6% against 69.7% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Senegal and South Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Senegal ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 42nd 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.