East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio, young

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
26.4%
in 2025
Senegal
64.4%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th
Senegal rank
36th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 64.4% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 38.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 75.4% 83.6% 8.2% Senegal
1970s 72.9% 85.1% 12.2% Senegal
1980s 55.4% 93.7% 38.3% Senegal
1990s 45.5% 88.0% 42.6% Senegal
2000s 34.6% 80.7% 46.0% Senegal
2010s 30.1% 77.7% 47.6% Senegal
2020s 28.2% 67.9% 39.6% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Senegal?
Senegal, at 64.4% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
38.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.