Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio, young
Senegal
64.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
63.7%
in 2025
Senegal rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 64.4% against 63.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 68.5% | 15.1% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 75.2% | 9.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 79.2% | 14.5% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 81.9% | 6.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 82.8% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.3% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.8% | 1.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 64.4% against 63.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Senegal ranks 36th 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.