Japan vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Japan
69.94
in 2023
Sierra Leone
71.64
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
43rd
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 71.64 against 69.94 in Japan, a difference of 1.7.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 229 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.17 | 72.62 | 10.45 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 47.79 | 75.51 | 27.72 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 46.03 | 82.84 | 36.81 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 46.77 | 86.8 | 40.03 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 43.81 | 89.01 | 45.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 51.35 | 89.22 | 37.86 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 64.28 | 82.14 | 17.85 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 69.96 | 73.47 | 3.51 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 71.64 against 69.94 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Japan ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 229 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.