Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, young
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mali
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mali currently reports 88.3% against 71.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.0% | 81.7% | 9.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 86.5% | 8.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 87.1% | 7.8% | Mali |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 84.1% | 8.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 80.5% | 15.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 74.0% | 17.3% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mali, at 88.3% against 71.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.7%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 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.