Benin vs Burkina Faso: Youth dependency ratio
Benin
76.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso
77.1%
in 2023
Benin rank
16th
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 77.1% against 76.0% in Benin, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.0% | 69.7% | 2.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 4.3% | Benin |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 81.7% | 5.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.1% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 95.0% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 88.9% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 87.1% | 6.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 79.8% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 77.1% against 76.0% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 1.1%, 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 youth dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).