Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Age dependency ratio young of working age population was 66.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 66.14 for age dependency ratio young of working age population in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio young of working age population in Sierra Leone peaked at 83.45 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.95, in 1959.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.71 | 65.95 | 68.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.51 | 65.96 | 71.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.24 | 72.66 | 77.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.21 | 77.75 | 80.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.89 | 80.8 | 83.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.78 | 81.29 | 83.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.32 | 70.95 | 80.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.97 | 66.14 | 69.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 36 Senegal 66.86 compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 66.35 compare
- 38 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 66.17 compare
- 40 Rwanda 64.56 compare
- 41 Naoero 64.46 compare
- 42 Comoros, Union of the 64.35 compare
More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio young of working age population in Sierra Leone?
- Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Sierra Leone was 66.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.45 in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.95 in 1959.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio young of working age population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio young of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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