Mali vs Niger: Age dependency ratio, young
Mali
88.3%
in 2025
Niger
90.4%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
3rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.4% against 88.3% in Mali, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.0% | 97.4% | 25.5% | Niger |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 93.6% | 15.7% | Niger |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 92.1% | 3.5% | Niger |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 91.7% | 3.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 97.9% | 5.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 101.3% | 5.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 93.7% | 2.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 90.4% against 88.3% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mali and Niger?
- 2.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd 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.