Age dependency ratio in Benin
Benin: Age dependency ratio was 79.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Benin is 79.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Benin peaked at 99.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2025.
That places Benin 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.3% | — |
| 1961 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 88.8% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.5% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 79.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 82.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 93.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.9% | 84.1% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Benin?
- Age dependency ratio in Benin was 79.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.