Age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal
Senegal: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 73.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal stood at 73.07. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal peaked at 100.64 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 73.07, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.55 | 85.29 | 88.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 88.75 | 88.33 | 88.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.26 | 88.22 | 95.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.34 | 96.44 | 100.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.07 | 90.02 | 98.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.01 | 85.9 | 89.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.23 | 79.76 | 86.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.54 | 73.07 | 78.12 | 4 |
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More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.82 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Senegal was 73.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.64 in 1986.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.07 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Senegal ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
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