Nigeria vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 5.45, compared to South Africa's 9.92. That makes Nigeria's value 45.1% lower than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #190 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 5.45
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- -3.8%
- Peak
- 5.74 (2011)
- Trough
- 5.45 (2024)
South Africa
Rank #130 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 9.92
- Year-over-year
- +2.7%
- 10-year change
- +23.2%
- Peak
- 9.92 (2024)
- Trough
- 7.97 (2012)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.OL), CC BY 4.0.