Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, young

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
73.9%
in 2025
Somalia
91.6%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
2nd
Somalia rank
2nd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 91.6% against 73.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 82.3% 86.3% 4.1% Somalia
1970s 87.2% 85.1% 2.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 89.8% 88.9% 0.9% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 89.9% 93.0% 3.0% Somalia
2000s 88.4% 97.6% 9.2% Somalia
2010s 82.8% 95.8% 13.0% Somalia
2020s 76.1% 92.3% 16.2% Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 91.6% 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 Somalia?
17.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Somalia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 2nd 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

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.