OECD members vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young

OECD members
25.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
OECD members rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
39th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • OECD members
  • Sierra Leone
20406080196019922025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 25.5% in OECD members, a difference of 38.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 41st 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 OECD members Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 48.2% 68.5% 20.3% Sierra Leone
1970s 44.2% 75.2% 31.1% Sierra Leone
1980s 37.7% 79.2% 41.5% Sierra Leone
1990s 33.4% 81.9% 48.4% Sierra Leone
2000s 30.0% 82.8% 52.8% Sierra Leone
2010s 27.9% 76.3% 48.4% Sierra Leone
2020s 26.3% 66.8% 40.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, OECD members or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 63.7% against 25.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between OECD members and Sierra Leone?
38.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sierra Leone?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do OECD members and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
OECD members ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.