Senegal vs South Sudan: Age dependency ratio, young
Senegal
64.4%
in 2025
South Sudan
64.5%
in 2025
Senegal rank
36th
South Sudan rank
35th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Senegal
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 64.5% against 64.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 79.9% | 3.6% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 85.8% | 0.7% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 90.1% | 3.6% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 85.8% | 5.1% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 79.6% | 1.8% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 71.0% | 3.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Senegal or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 64.5% against 64.4% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Senegal and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Senegal ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 35th 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.