South Sudan vs Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio, young
South Sudan
64.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
28.5%
in 2025
South Sudan rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
35th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- South Sudan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 64.5% against 28.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 36.0%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 218 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.9% | 74.8% | 5.2% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 72.0% | 13.8% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 57.6% | 32.6% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 48.2% | 39.9% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 37.1% | 48.6% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 32.3% | 47.3% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 30.2% | 40.8% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, South Sudan or Upper middle income?
- South Sudan, at 64.5% against 28.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between South Sudan and Upper middle income?
- 36.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Upper middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- South Sudan ranks 35th and Upper middle income 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.