Niger vs South Sudan: Old-age dependency ratio

Niger

5.1%

in 2023

South Sudan

5.1%

in 2023

Niger rank

213th

South Sudan rank

214th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

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

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

Niger ranks 213th and South Sudan ranks 214th 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

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