Nigeria vs Togo: Age dependency ratio, young
Nigeria
71.8%
in 2025
Togo
72.1%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
21st
Togo rank
19th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Nigeria
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 72.1% against 71.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Togo ahead.
Nigeria ranks 21st and Togo ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.3% | 85.3% | 10.0% | Togo |
| 1970s | 81.1% | 88.9% | 7.8% | Togo |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 91.1% | 3.3% | Togo |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 86.4% | 1.3% | Togo |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 78.1% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 77.5% | 6.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.7% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Nigeria or Togo?
- Togo, at 72.1% against 71.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Nigeria and Togo?
- 0.3%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Togo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Togo rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nigeria ranks 21st and Togo ranks 19th 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.