South Asia vs South Sudan: Age dependency ratio
South Asia
47.0%
in 2025
South Sudan
69.7%
in 2025
South Asia rank
41st
South Sudan rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- South Asia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 69.7% against 47.0% in South Asia, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Asia ranks 41st and South Sudan ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 84.9% | 3.1% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 81.4% | 90.2% | 8.8% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 94.8% | 16.8% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 92.7% | 20.8% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 90.5% | 27.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 84.3% | 30.7% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 76.0% | 27.9% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, South Asia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 69.7% against 47.0% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between South Asia and South Sudan?
- 22.7%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Asia and South Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- South Asia ranks 41st and South Sudan ranks 42nd of 47 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.