Sudan vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio, young
Sudan
71.3%
in 2025
Zambia
71.8%
in 2025
Sudan rank
23rd
Zambia rank
20th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Sudan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 71.8% against 71.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 95.8% | 100.7% | 4.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 90.4% | 102.1% | 11.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 98.2% | 7.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 93.2% | 5.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 85.3% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 75.4% | 2.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Sudan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 71.8% against 71.3% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Sudan and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Sudan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th 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.