East Asia & Pacific vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
East Asia & Pacific
25.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 25.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 38.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 68.5% | 2.7% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 75.2% | 6.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 79.2% | 26.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 81.9% | 38.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 82.8% | 49.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 76.3% | 47.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 66.8% | 39.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, East Asia & Pacific or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7% against 25.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone?
- 38.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th 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.