Age dependency ratio in Sudan
Sudan: Age dependency ratio was 77.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 77.3% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Sudan peaked at 102.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97.5% | — |
| 1961 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 100.5% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 101.1% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 102.5% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 102.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 101.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 100.8% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 99.6% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 98.4% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 97.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.8% | 97.5% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.9% | 98.4% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 94.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 89.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.5% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.9% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 841.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Sudan?
- Age dependency ratio in Sudan was 77.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for age dependency ratio?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.