Gambia vs Niger: Age dependency breakdown
Gambia
5.3%
in 2023
Niger
5.1%
in 2023
Gambia rank
210th
Niger rank
213th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Gambia
- Niger
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 210th and Niger ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Gambia or Niger?
- Gambia, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Gambia and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Gambia ranks 210th and Niger ranks 213th 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
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).