East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 37.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.4% | 68.5% | 6.9% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 72.9% | 75.2% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 79.2% | 23.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 81.9% | 36.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 82.8% | 48.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 76.3% | 46.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 66.8% | 38.5% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
- 37.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.