Age dependency ratio in Benin
Benin: Age dependency ratio was 79.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Benin is 79.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Benin peaked at 99.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2025.
That places Benin 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 82.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 93.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.9% | 84.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 196,559 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Benin?
- Age dependency ratio in Benin was 79.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.