Age dependency ratio in Senegal
Senegal: Age dependency ratio was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 70.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Senegal peaked at 100.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.6% | — |
| 1961 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 93.5% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 96.4% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 100.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 100.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 99.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 93.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 88.3% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 96.4% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 90.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 79.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.6% | 78.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 71.1% compare
- 37 Palestine 70.8% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 70.6% compare
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 41 Japan 70.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
More health data for Senegal
- 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 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % 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 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % 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 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Senegal?
- Age dependency ratio in Senegal was 70.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for age dependency ratio?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.