Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Age dependency breakdown
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2023
Tanzania
5.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Tanzania rank
202nd
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 205th and Tanzania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.6% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Sierra Leone ranks 205th and Tanzania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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).