North America vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
North America
26.1%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
North America rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 26.1% in North America, a difference of 37.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 68.5% | 17.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 75.2% | 35.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 79.2% | 46.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 81.9% | 49.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 82.8% | 52.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 76.3% | 48.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 66.8% | 39.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7% against 26.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 37.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- North America ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.