Niger vs Somalia: Total dependency ratio
Niger
98.2%
in 2023
Somalia
97.0%
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
4th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 98.2% against 97.0% in Somalia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.9% | 83.7% | 18.2% | Niger |
| 1960s | 100.1% | 92.7% | 7.5% | Niger |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 91.5% | 5.5% | Niger |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 98.5% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 102.7% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 100.6% | 5.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 100.2% | 97.7% | 2.5% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 98.2% against 97.0% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Niger and Somalia?
- 1.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).