Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio, young
Early-demographic dividend
40.6%
in 2025
Nigeria
71.8%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
19th
Nigeria rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 71.8% against 40.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.0% | 75.3% | 2.7% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 81.1% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 87.8% | 14.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 85.1% | 18.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 83.0% | 26.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 83.5% | 35.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 75.5% | 33.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 71.8% against 40.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 31.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.