Benin vs Burkina Faso: Age dependency ratio, young
Benin
74.2%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
73.3%
in 2025
Benin rank
14th
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 74.2% against 73.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 4.3% | Benin |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 81.7% | 5.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.1% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 95.0% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 88.9% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 87.1% | 6.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 78.0% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 74.2% against 73.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.9%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.