Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Pakistan
70.17
in 2023
Sierra Leone
71.64
in 2023
Pakistan rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
43rd

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 71.64 against 70.17 in Pakistan, a difference of 1.47.

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

Pakistan ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 78.47 72.62 5.85 Pakistan
1960s 82 75.51 6.49 Pakistan
1970s 88.73 82.84 5.9 Pakistan
1980s 87.92 86.8 1.11 Pakistan
1990s 90.94 89.01 1.93 Pakistan
2000s 82.12 89.22 7.09 Sierra Leone
2010s 74.17 82.14 7.96 Sierra Leone
2020s 71.07 73.47 2.4 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 71.64 against 70.17 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
1.47, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Pakistan ranks 45th 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.

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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