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Nigeria's Age Dependency Ratio: Total

AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR ALL PEOPLE (%)

The total age dependency ratio is the ratio of young + elderly dependents (who are generally economically inactive, under 15 or over 64 years old), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the dependent population.

Nigeria's age dependency ratio for the dependent population was: 13.9% reported in 2019 (most recent observation). This is a lower value against a global average of 40.1%. A lower ratio indicates less financial stress on working people and greater political stability.

Nigeria's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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United Arab Emirates 79.7
Qatar 79.3
Bahrain 68.7
Kuwait 65.6
Singapore 64.6
Jamaica 62.0
Brunei Darussalam 60.8
Bahamas, The 60.7
Korea, Rep. 60.1
Saudi Arabia 59.6
Bhutan 59.3
Mauritius 59.3
Oman 58.0
Brazil 56.9
Malaysia 56.7
Colombia 56.5
Thailand 56.5
Trinidad and Tobago 56.3
Cyprus 56.2
Azerbaijan 55.8
Luxembourg 55.8
China 55.5
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 54.9
Chile 54.8
Vietnam 54.4
Myanmar 54.0
Hong Kong 53.4
Turkey 53.2
Malta 52.9
Cabo Verde 52.8
Indonesia 52.4
Bangladesh 52.3
India 51.9
Albania 51.8
Ukraine 51.6
Mexico 50.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.6
Slovak Republic 50.5
Armenia 50.4
Russia 50.0
Moldova 49.8
Iceland 49.5
Belarus 49.2
Libya 49.2
Tunisia 49.1
Ecuador 49.1
Suriname 49.1
Austria 48.9
El Salvador 48.7
Spain 48.5
Switzerland 48.4
Poland 48.0
Canada 47.9
Morocco 47.8
Sri Lanka 47.6
Dominican Republic 47.3
Peru 47.0
South Africa 47.0
Ireland 46.8
Honduras 46.7
New Zealand 46.6
Cambodia 46.6
Guyana 46.4
Uruguay 46.4
Romania 46.3
United States 46.3
Australia 46.3
Serbia 46.2
Hungary 46.2
Panama 46.2
Uzbekistan 46.0
Norway 46.0
Argentina 45.7
Paraguay 45.6
Nicaragua 45.6
Laos 45.3
Netherlands 45.1
Nepal 45.1
Georgia 44.6
Slovenia 44.5
Lithuania 44.3
Portugal 44.0
Philippines 43.8
Bolivia 43.7
Germany 43.6
Belgium 43.5
Croatia 43.5
Turkmenistan 43.4
Italy 42.9
Jordan 42.9
Denmark 42.7
Bulgaria 42.7
Czech Republic 42.6
Botswana 42.5
United Kingdom 42.3
Greece 42.3
Estonia 41.7
Haiti 41.7
Mongolia 41.6
Algeria 41.5
Latvia 40.7
Lebanon 40.7
Kazakhstan 40.0
Papua New Guinea 39.5
Guatemala 39.2
Sweden 39.2
Egypt 39.2
Lesotho 37.9
Finland 37.9
France 36.9
Kyrgyzstan 36.5
Eswatini 36.0
Tajikistan 34.1
Israel 33.1
Namibia 32.7
Gabon 32.4
Ghana 31.3
Pakistan 30.0
Kenya 29.8
Japan 28.9
Rwanda 27.5
Sierra Leone 26.0
Yemen, Rep. 25.9
Comoros 25.9
Madagascar 25.5
Ethiopia 24.3
Togo 23.5
Guinea-Bissau 23.4
Congo, Rep. 21.2
Cote d'Ivoire 20.8
Zimbabwe 20.6
Liberia 20.3
Sudan 19.8
Senegal 18.5
Zambia 18.2
Cameroon 17.7
Guinea 17.6
Mauritania 17.3
Benin 16.0
Afghanistan 15.4
Malawi 15.3
Gambia 15.0
Nigeria 13.9
Mozambique 13.9
Burkina Faso 12.6
Tanzania 12.3
Uganda 11.8
Angola 8.5
Burundi 4.8
Congo, Dem. Rep 2.0
Chad 1.3
Mali 0.7


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