Niger vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, young
Niger
90.4%
in 2025
Somalia
91.6%
in 2025
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 91.6% against 90.4% in Niger, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.4% | 86.3% | 11.1% | Niger |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 85.1% | 8.5% | Niger |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 88.9% | 3.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 93.0% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 95.8% | 5.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.3% | 1.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 91.6% against 90.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Niger and Somalia?
- 1.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.