Age dependency ratio in Senegal
Senegal: Age dependency ratio was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 70.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Senegal peaked at 100.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 88.3% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 96.4% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 90.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 79.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.6% | 78.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 71.1% compare
- 37 Palestine 70.8% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 70.6% compare
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 41 Japan 70.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 215,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 231,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 213,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 234,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 216,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 217,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 227,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 236,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Senegal?
- Age dependency ratio in Senegal was 70.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for age dependency ratio?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.