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