Nigeria vs Small states: Age dependency ratio, young
Nigeria
71.8%
in 2025
Small states
36.6%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
21st
Small states rank
24th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Nigeria
- Small states
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 71.8% against 36.6% in Small states, a difference of 35.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 21st and Small states ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.3% | 72.1% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 81.1% | 66.7% | 14.4% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 60.4% | 27.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 57.1% | 27.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 47.9% | 35.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 41.4% | 42.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 37.8% | 37.7% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Nigeria or Small states?
- Nigeria, at 71.8% against 36.6% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Nigeria and Small states?
- 35.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nigeria ranks 21st and Small states ranks 24th 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.