Nigeria - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Nigeria was 85.96 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 92.76 in 1987 and 79.96 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.96 |
| 1961 | 80.67 |
| 1962 | 81.06 |
| 1963 | 81.23 |
| 1964 | 81.29 |
| 1965 | 81.26 |
| 1966 | 82.02 |
| 1967 | 82.56 |
| 1968 | 82.92 |
| 1969 | 83.16 |
| 1970 | 83.30 |
| 1971 | 84.11 |
| 1972 | 84.79 |
| 1973 | 85.32 |
| 1974 | 85.73 |
| 1975 | 86.02 |
| 1976 | 86.87 |
| 1977 | 87.42 |
| 1978 | 87.76 |
| 1979 | 87.99 |
| 1980 | 88.14 |
| 1981 | 89.33 |
| 1982 | 90.33 |
| 1983 | 91.11 |
| 1984 | 91.66 |
| 1985 | 91.95 |
| 1986 | 92.54 |
| 1987 | 92.76 |
| 1988 | 92.68 |
| 1989 | 92.33 |
| 1990 | 91.77 |
| 1991 | 91.67 |
| 1992 | 91.30 |
| 1993 | 90.71 |
| 1994 | 89.96 |
| 1995 | 89.09 |
| 1996 | 88.83 |
| 1997 | 88.39 |
| 1998 | 87.83 |
| 1999 | 87.23 |
| 2000 | 86.64 |
| 2001 | 86.77 |
| 2002 | 86.80 |
| 2003 | 86.77 |
| 2004 | 86.70 |
| 2005 | 86.62 |
| 2006 | 87.11 |
| 2007 | 87.45 |
| 2008 | 87.67 |
| 2009 | 87.81 |
| 2010 | 87.88 |
| 2011 | 88.24 |
| 2012 | 88.49 |
| 2013 | 88.59 |
| 2014 | 88.50 |
| 2015 | 88.20 |
| 2016 | 88.15 |
| 2017 | 87.84 |
| 2018 | 87.32 |
| 2019 | 86.67 |
| 2020 | 85.96 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Nigeria was 5.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.57 in 1988 and a minimum value of 5.08 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.08 |
| 1961 | 5.17 |
| 1962 | 5.22 |
| 1963 | 5.25 |
| 1964 | 5.24 |
| 1965 | 5.20 |
| 1966 | 5.25 |
| 1967 | 5.27 |
| 1968 | 5.26 |
| 1969 | 5.23 |
| 1970 | 5.19 |
| 1971 | 5.24 |
| 1972 | 5.27 |
| 1973 | 5.27 |
| 1974 | 5.26 |
| 1975 | 5.23 |
| 1976 | 5.27 |
| 1977 | 5.28 |
| 1978 | 5.28 |
| 1979 | 5.26 |
| 1980 | 5.24 |
| 1981 | 5.32 |
| 1982 | 5.39 |
| 1983 | 5.43 |
| 1984 | 5.47 |
| 1985 | 5.48 |
| 1986 | 5.53 |
| 1987 | 5.56 |
| 1988 | 5.57 |
| 1989 | 5.56 |
| 1990 | 5.53 |
| 1991 | 5.55 |
| 1992 | 5.55 |
| 1993 | 5.53 |
| 1994 | 5.49 |
| 1995 | 5.43 |
| 1996 | 5.43 |
| 1997 | 5.41 |
| 1998 | 5.37 |
| 1999 | 5.32 |
| 2000 | 5.26 |
| 2001 | 5.26 |
| 2002 | 5.25 |
| 2003 | 5.21 |
| 2004 | 5.17 |
| 2005 | 5.12 |
| 2006 | 5.16 |
| 2007 | 5.18 |
| 2008 | 5.18 |
| 2009 | 5.17 |
| 2010 | 5.14 |
| 2011 | 5.18 |
| 2012 | 5.20 |
| 2013 | 5.20 |
| 2014 | 5.18 |
| 2015 | 5.15 |
| 2016 | 5.17 |
| 2017 | 5.16 |
| 2018 | 5.15 |
| 2019 | 5.12 |
| 2020 | 5.09 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Nigeria was 80.87 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.20 in 1987 and a minimum value of 74.88 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.88 |
| 1961 | 75.50 |
| 1962 | 75.84 |
| 1963 | 75.99 |
| 1964 | 76.04 |
| 1965 | 76.06 |
| 1966 | 76.77 |
| 1967 | 77.29 |
| 1968 | 77.66 |
| 1969 | 77.92 |
| 1970 | 78.11 |
| 1971 | 78.87 |
| 1972 | 79.52 |
| 1973 | 80.05 |
| 1974 | 80.47 |
| 1975 | 80.79 |
| 1976 | 81.61 |
| 1977 | 82.14 |
| 1978 | 82.48 |
| 1979 | 82.73 |
| 1980 | 82.90 |
| 1981 | 84.01 |
| 1982 | 84.94 |
| 1983 | 85.68 |
| 1984 | 86.19 |
| 1985 | 86.47 |
| 1986 | 87.00 |
| 1987 | 87.20 |
| 1988 | 87.11 |
| 1989 | 86.78 |
| 1990 | 86.25 |
| 1991 | 86.12 |
| 1992 | 85.75 |
| 1993 | 85.19 |
| 1994 | 84.47 |
| 1995 | 83.65 |
| 1996 | 83.40 |
| 1997 | 82.98 |
| 1998 | 82.46 |
| 1999 | 81.91 |
| 2000 | 81.38 |
| 2001 | 81.51 |
| 2002 | 81.56 |
| 2003 | 81.56 |
| 2004 | 81.53 |
| 2005 | 81.50 |
| 2006 | 81.95 |
| 2007 | 82.27 |
| 2008 | 82.49 |
| 2009 | 82.64 |
| 2010 | 82.73 |
| 2011 | 83.06 |
| 2012 | 83.29 |
| 2013 | 83.39 |
| 2014 | 83.31 |
| 2015 | 83.06 |
| 2016 | 82.99 |
| 2017 | 82.67 |
| 2018 | 82.17 |
| 2019 | 81.55 |
| 2020 | 80.87 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
