Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Age dependency ratio, young

Rwanda
62.8%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
63.9%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
41st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 63.9% against 62.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 106.1% 73.2% 32.9% Rwanda
1970s 93.5% 91.5% 2.0% Rwanda
1980s 96.9% 87.9% 9.0% Rwanda
1990s 103.0% 87.5% 15.5% Rwanda
2000s 81.4% 78.5% 2.9% Rwanda
2010s 73.8% 76.1% 2.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 65.3% 67.2% 1.9% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 63.9% against 62.8% in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Rwanda ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th 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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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.