Age dependency ratio in Niger
Niger: Age dependency ratio was 95.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Niger stood at 95.5%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Niger peaked at 107.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2025.
Niger ranks 5th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.4% | — |
| 1961 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 100.5% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 100.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.3% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 100.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 101.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 102.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 104.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 105.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 106.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 106.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 107.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 107.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 107.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 107.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 106.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 106.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 105.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 104.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 103.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 102.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 95.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.1% | 99.3% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 95.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 95.5% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 98.3% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 103.4% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 95.5% | 102.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Niger?
- Age dependency ratio in Niger was 95.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for age dependency ratio?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.