Eritrea vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio, young
Eritrea
64.6%
in 2025
Senegal
64.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Senegal rank
36th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Eritrea
- Senegal
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 64.6% against 64.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.8% | 83.6% | 7.8% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 85.1% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 93.7% | 10.5% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 88.0% | 4.3% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.7% | 1.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.7% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.9% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Eritrea or Senegal?
- Eritrea, at 64.6% against 64.4% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Eritrea and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 217 countries.
- 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.