Niger vs Pre-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, young
Niger
90.4%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
75.0%
in 2025
Niger rank
3rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
1st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Niger
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.4% against 75.0% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.4% | 80.9% | 16.6% | Niger |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 86.8% | 6.8% | Niger |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 90.5% | 1.7% | Niger |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 89.3% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 87.5% | 10.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 84.5% | 16.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 77.8% | 16.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Niger or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Niger, at 90.4% against 75.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 15.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st 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.