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Niger – Dependency Ratio

Name: Niger Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

96.83 −1.33 from 2023 G20 rank: 214th · all-time high: 107.78 (2012)

Niger's dependency ratio was 96.83 in 2024, a decrease of +1.33 from 98.16 in 2023. This ranked 214th in the G20. The all-time high was 107.78 in 2012.

APA

Niger Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/niger/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_niger_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Niger Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/niger/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Niger Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	92.79	–	–
2026* trend	94.13	–	–
2025* trend	95.48	–	–
2024	96.83	−1.33	214th
2023	98.16	−1.35	215th
2022	99.51	−1.37	214th
2021	100.88	−1.33	215th
2020	102.21	−1.18	215th
2019	103.39	−1.02	215th
2018	104.41	−0.88	215th
2017	105.29	−0.77	216th
2016	106.06	−0.70	216th
2015	106.77	−0.52	216th
2014	107.29	−0.30	216th
2013	107.59	−0.19	216th
2012	107.78	+0.03	216th
2011	107.75	+0.39	216th
2010	107.36	+0.60	216th
2009	106.75	+0.76	215th
2008	105.99	+0.87	214th
2007	105.12	+0.95	213th
2006	104.16	+1.00	212th
2005	103.16	+1.04	213th
2004	102.13	+1.04	213th
2003	101.09	+0.99	211th
2002	100.10	+0.93	210th
2001	99.16	+0.86	208th
2000	98.30	+0.80	205th
1999	97.50	+0.70	203rd
1998	96.80	+0.59	202nd
1997	96.21	+0.45	198th
1996	95.76	+0.18	196th
1995	95.59	−0.00	189th
1994	95.59	−0.05	190th
1993	95.64	−0.08	191st
1992	95.72	−0.10	188th
1991	95.82	−0.13	186th
1990	95.95	−0.17	185th
1989	96.13	−0.17	181st
1988	96.29	−0.09	181st
1987	96.39	−0.03	179th
1986	96.42	+0.04	179th
1985	96.38	+0.15	182nd
1984	96.23	+0.20	182nd
1983	96.03	+0.21	180th
1982	95.82	+0.18	184th
1981	95.63	+0.13	180th
1980	95.51	+0.01	176th
1979	95.50	−0.13	174th
1978	95.63	−0.26	174th
1977	95.89	−0.37	177th
1976	96.25	−0.42	175th
1975	96.67	−0.44	176th
1974	97.11	−0.45	176th
1973	97.55	−0.45	176th
1972	98.00	−0.45	172nd
1971	98.45	−0.43	174th
1970	98.88	−0.41	174th
1969	99.29	−0.38	174th
1968	99.67	−0.33	175th
1967	100.00	−0.27	181st
1966	100.28	−0.20	183rd
1965	100.48	−0.04	184th
1964	100.52	+0.11	184th
1963	100.41	+0.18	187th
1962	100.23	+0.06	189th
1961	100.17	−0.18	191st
1960	100.35	–	192nd

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 11.3% Real rate -4.7%

This pattern occurred 329 times in G20 history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Niger matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →