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Nigeria Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025

Name: Nigeria Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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87.85 66 data points

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank

Nigeria's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 87.85, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	77.36	−1.41	21st
2024	78.77	−1.48	196th
2023	80.25	−1.44	197th
2022	81.69	−1.41	198th
2021	83.10	−1.43	199th
2020	84.53	−1.35	200th
2019	85.88	−1.18	200th
2018	87.06	−1.07	199th
2017	88.13	−0.94	199th
2016	89.06	−0.66	200th
2015	89.72	−0.37	201st
2014	90.09	−0.20	201st
2013	90.30	−0.08	200th
2012	90.38	+0.03	199th
2011	90.35	+0.11	199th
2010	90.23	+0.22	201st
2009	90.02	+0.31	200th
2008	89.70	+0.33	194th
2007	89.37	+0.33	192nd
2006	89.04	+0.34	190th
2005	88.70	+0.27	188th
2004	88.43	+0.23	187th
2003	88.20	+0.21	185th
2002	87.99	+0.12	184th
2001	87.87	−0.01	182nd
2000	87.88	−0.23	181st
1999	88.11	−0.50	177th
1998	88.61	−0.62	174th
1997	89.23	−0.60	172nd
1996	89.84	−0.62	171st
1995	90.45	−0.72	173rd
1994	91.17	−0.80	171st
1993	91.98	−0.80	173rd
1992	92.78	−0.69	179th
1991	93.46	−0.59	177th
1990	94.05	−0.50	177th
1989	94.55	−0.31	175th
1988	94.86	−0.15	175th
1987	95.01	+0.06	174th
1986	94.95	+0.25	174th
1985	94.70	+0.38	171st
1984	94.32	+0.62	170th
1983	93.70	+0.77	166th
1982	92.93	+0.74	163rd
1981	92.20	+0.71	159th
1980	91.49	+0.74	159th
1979	90.75	+0.86	157th
1978	89.89	+0.85	151st
1977	89.04	+0.83	142nd
1976	88.21	+0.82	131st
1975	87.39	+0.76	128th
1974	86.63	+0.73	121st
1973	85.90	+0.69	117th
1972	85.21	+0.67	110th
1971	84.54	+0.59	106th
1970	83.96	+0.53	105th
1969	83.42	+0.54	98th
1968	82.89	+0.49	96th
1967	82.40	+0.44	95th
1966	81.96	+0.41	93rd
1965	81.55	+0.48	94th
1964	81.06	+0.54	97th
1963	80.52	+0.36	97th
1962	80.15	+0.11	97th
1961	80.04	−0.02	97th
1960	80.06	–	102nd

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