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Nigeria vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) was 78.77, compared to South Africa's 48.31. That makes Nigeria's value 63.0% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #21 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
78.77
Year-over-year
-1.8%
10-year change
-12.6%
Peak
90.38 (2012)
Trough
78.77 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #163 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
48.31
Year-over-year
-0.1%
10-year change
-5.5%
Peak
56.65 (2005)
Trough
48.31 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND), CC BY 4.0.