Nauru vs Sierra Leone: Youth dependency ratio
Nauru
64.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
66.1%
in 2023
Nauru rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
40th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Nauru
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 66.1% against 64.5% in Nauru, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.3% | 66.7% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 64.7% | 68.5% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 58.1% | 75.2% | 17.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 79.2% | 19.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 81.9% | 9.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 82.8% | 22.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 76.3% | 14.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 68.0% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Nauru or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 66.1% against 64.5% in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Nauru and Sierra Leone?
- 1.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Sierra Leone rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Nauru ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th 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).