Benin vs Burkina Faso: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Benin
81.57
in 2023
Burkina Faso
81.89
in 2023
Benin rank
19th
Burkina Faso rank
17th

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 81.89 against 81.57 in Benin, a difference of 0.32.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1950s 79.37 73.68 5.69 Benin
1960s 87.1 77.52 9.58 Benin
1970s 96.3 88.03 8.27 Benin
1980s 98.81 97.11 1.7 Benin
1990s 97.04 101.45 4.4 Burkina Faso
2000s 91.61 94.36 2.75 Burkina Faso
2010s 86.81 92.16 5.36 Burkina Faso
2020s 82.86 84.61 1.75 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 81.89 against 81.57 in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.32, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Benin ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed