Nigeria vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) was 73.32, compared to South Africa's 38.39. That makes Nigeria's value 91.0% higher than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #19 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 73.32
- Year-over-year
- -2.0%
- 10-year change
- -13.2%
- Peak
- 84.65 (2012)
- Trough
- 73.32 (2024)
South Africa
Rank #95 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 38.39
- Year-over-year
- -0.8%
- 10-year change
- -10.9%
- Peak
- 48.67 (2005)
- Trough
- 38.39 (2024)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.DPND.YG), CC BY 4.0.