Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
Rwanda
62.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7% against 62.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.1% | 68.5% | 37.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 93.5% | 75.2% | 18.3% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 79.2% | 17.7% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 103.0% | 81.9% | 21.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 82.8% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 76.3% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 66.8% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7% against 62.8% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Rwanda ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.