Chagai vs Niger: Age dependency ratio, young
Chagai
21.4%
in 2025
Niger
90.4%
in 2025
Chagai rank
1st
Niger rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Chagai
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.4% against 21.4% in Chagai, a difference of 69.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 4.2 times Chagai's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Chagai ranks 1st and Niger ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chagai | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.6% | 97.4% | 64.8% | Niger |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 93.6% | 62.2% | Niger |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 92.1% | 67.5% | Niger |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 91.7% | 67.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 97.9% | 73.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 101.3% | 78.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 93.7% | 71.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Chagai or Niger?
- Niger, at 90.4% against 21.4% in Chagai as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Chagai and Niger?
- 69.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chagai and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Chagai ranks 1st and Niger ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
- 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.