Niger vs Somalia: Old-age dependency ratio

Niger

5.1%

in 2023

Somalia

5.1%

in 2023

Niger rank

213th

Somalia rank

215th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Niger currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Niger ranks 213th and Somalia ranks 215th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
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: 07 August 2026

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