Middle income vs Nigeria: Age dependency ratio, young
Middle income
36.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
71.8%
in 2025
Middle income rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 71.8% against 36.7% in Middle income, a difference of 35.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.8% | 75.3% | 0.4% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 81.1% | 7.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 87.8% | 23.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 85.1% | 28.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 83.0% | 35.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 83.5% | 42.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 75.5% | 37.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 71.8% against 36.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 35.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st 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.