Angola vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency breakdown

Angola
5.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2023
Angola rank
208th
Sierra Leone rank
205th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Angola
  • Sierra Leone
02468195019862023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 5.3% 5.9% 0.6% Sierra Leone
1960s 5.8% 7.0% 1.2% Sierra Leone
1970s 5.1% 7.6% 2.5% Sierra Leone
1980s 4.3% 7.6% 3.3% Sierra Leone
1990s 4.7% 7.1% 2.4% Sierra Leone
2000s 5.2% 6.4% 1.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 5.2% 5.8% 0.6% Sierra Leone
2020s 5.3% 5.5% 0.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Angola or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Angola and Sierra Leone?
0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Angola ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).