Age dependency ratio of working age population in Nigeria
Nigeria: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 80.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.25
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
95.01
in 1987
All-time low
80.04
in 1961
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Nigeria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 80.25 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Nigeria peaked at 95.01 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 80.04, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.28 | 80.07 | 80.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.4 | 80.04 | 83.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.15 | 83.96 | 90.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.87 | 91.49 | 95.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.97 | 88.11 | 94.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.72 | 87.87 | 90.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.12 | 85.88 | 90.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.39 | 80.25 | 84.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More population data for Nigeria
- Population growth rate 0.023 (2100)
- Population density 523.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 32.05 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.023 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.38 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.38 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 96,387 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.38 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 4.48 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.53 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Nigeria?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Nigeria was 80.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.01 in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.04 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).