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: 86.1% reported in 2019 (most recent observation). This is a high value against a global average of 40.1%. A higher ratio indicates more financial stress on working people and possible political instability.

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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Niger 105.4
Central African Republic 102.8
Mali 99.3
Chad 98.7
Congo, Dem. Rep 98.0
Burundi 95.2
Angola 91.5
Uganda 88.2
Tanzania 87.7
Burkina Faso 87.4
Mozambique 86.1
Nigeria 86.1
Gambia 85.0
Malawi 84.7
Afghanistan 84.6
Benin 84.0
Mauritania 82.7
Guinea 82.4
Cameroon 82.3
Zambia 81.8
Senegal 81.5
Sudan 80.2
Liberia 79.7
Zimbabwe 79.4
Cote d'Ivoire 79.2
Congo, Rep. 78.8
Guinea-Bissau 76.6
Togo 76.5
Ethiopia 75.7
Madagascar 74.5
Comoros 74.1
Yemen, Rep. 74.1
Sierra Leone 74.0
Rwanda 72.5
Japan 71.1
Kenya 70.2
Pakistan 70.0
Ghana 68.7
Gabon 67.6
Namibia 67.3
Israel 66.9
Tajikistan 65.9
Eswatini 64.0
Kyrgyzstan 63.5
France 63.1
Finland 62.1
Lesotho 62.1
Egypt 60.8
Sweden 60.8
Guatemala 60.8
Papua New Guinea 60.5
Kazakhstan 60.0
Latvia 59.3
Lebanon 59.3
Algeria 58.5
Mongolia 58.4
Estonia 58.3
Haiti 58.3
United Kingdom 57.7
Greece 57.7
Botswana 57.5
Czech Republic 57.4
Bulgaria 57.3
Denmark 57.3
Jordan 57.1
Italy 57.1
Turkmenistan 56.6
Belgium 56.5
Croatia 56.5
Germany 56.4
Bolivia 56.3
Philippines 56.2
Portugal 56.0
Lithuania 55.7
Slovenia 55.5
Georgia 55.4
Netherlands 54.9
Nepal 54.9
Laos 54.7
Nicaragua 54.4
Paraguay 54.4
Argentina 54.3
Uzbekistan 54.0
Norway 54.0
Hungary 53.8
Panama 53.8
Serbia 53.8
Romania 53.7
Australia 53.7
United States 53.7
Guyana 53.6
Uruguay 53.6
New Zealand 53.4
Cambodia 53.4
Honduras 53.3
Ireland 53.2
Peru 53.0
South Africa 53.0
Dominican Republic 52.7
Sri Lanka 52.4
Morocco 52.2
Canada 52.1
Poland 52.0
Switzerland 51.6
Spain 51.5
El Salvador 51.3
Austria 51.1
Suriname 50.9
Tunisia 50.9
Ecuador 50.9
Libya 50.8
Belarus 50.8
Iceland 50.5
Moldova 50.2
Russia 50.0
Armenia 49.6
Slovak Republic 49.5
Mexico 49.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.4
Ukraine 48.4
Albania 48.2
India 48.1
Bangladesh 47.7
Indonesia 47.6
Cabo Verde 47.2
Malta 47.1
Turkey 46.8
Hong Kong 46.6
Myanmar 46.0
Vietnam 45.6
Chile 45.2
Costa Rica 45.1
North Macedonia 44.6
China 44.5
Azerbaijan 44.2
Luxembourg 44.2
Cyprus 43.8
Trinidad and Tobago 43.7
Thailand 43.5
Colombia 43.5
Malaysia 43.3
Brazil 43.1
Oman 42.0
Mauritius 40.7
Bhutan 40.7
Saudi Arabia 40.4
Korea, Rep. 39.9
Bahamas, The 39.3
Brunei Darussalam 39.2
Jamaica 38.0
Singapore 35.4
Kuwait 34.4
Bahrain 31.3
Qatar 20.7
United Arab Emirates 20.3


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