Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Niger: Age dependency ratio, young
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
73.9%
in 2025
Niger
90.4%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
2nd
Niger rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.4% against 73.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 97.4% | 15.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 93.6% | 6.4% | Niger |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 92.1% | 2.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 91.7% | 1.8% | Niger |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 97.9% | 9.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 101.3% | 18.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 93.7% | 17.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Niger?
- Niger, at 90.4% against 73.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 16.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd 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.