Sudan vs World: Age dependency ratio
Sudan
77.3%
in 2025
World
54.5%
in 2025
Sudan rank
22nd
World rank
25th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sudan
- World
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 77.3% against 54.5% in World, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 22nd and World ranks 25th of 217 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.8% | 76.2% | 22.6% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 100.9% | 75.3% | 25.6% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 68.5% | 27.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 64.1% | 32.6% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 57.8% | 34.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 55.2% | 30.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 55.0% | 23.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sudan or World?
- Sudan, at 77.3% against 54.5% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sudan and World?
- 22.8%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and World rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sudan ranks 22nd and World ranks 25th 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.