Kenya vs Mali: Old-age dependency ratio
Kenya
4.9%
in 2023
Mali
4.7%
in 2023
Kenya rank
218th
Mali rank
221st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 218th and Mali ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 4.8% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Mali |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 7.2% | 2.8% | Mali |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 7.1% | 2.7% | Mali |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.9% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Kenya or Mali?
- Kenya, at 4.9% against 4.7% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Kenya and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Kenya ranks 218th and Mali ranks 221st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).