Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio, young
Sao Tome and Principe
63.9%
in 2025
Senegal
64.4%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Senegal rank
36th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 64.4% against 63.9% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.2% | 83.6% | 10.4% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 91.5% | 85.1% | 6.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 93.7% | 5.8% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 88.0% | 0.6% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 80.7% | 2.2% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 77.7% | 1.6% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.9% | 0.7% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 64.4% against 63.9% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.
Individual pages
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.