Sudan vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio
Sudan
77.3%
in 2025
Yemen
77.2%
in 2025
Sudan rank
22nd
Yemen rank
24th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 77.3% against 77.2% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.8% | 81.6% | 17.2% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 100.9% | 96.6% | 4.4% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 111.7% | 16.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 115.0% | 18.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 98.0% | 5.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 81.3% | 4.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.8% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sudan or Yemen?
- Sudan, at 77.3% against 77.2% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sudan ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th 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.