Nigeria Highest Dependency Ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank
The highest dependency ratio in Nigeria was 95.01 in 1987. The top 5 years were: 1987 (95.01), 1986 (94.95), 1988 (94.86), 1985 (94.70), 1989 (94.55).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Nigeria Top 5 Highest Dependency Ratio Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1987 |
95.01 |
| 2nd |
1986 |
94.95 |
| 3rd |
1988 |
94.86 |
| 4th |
1985 |
94.70 |
| 5th |
1989 |
94.55 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 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 |
| 1992 |
92.78 |
−0.69 |
179th |
| 1991 |
93.46 |
−0.59 |
177th |
| 1983 |
93.70 |
+0.77 |
166th |
| 1982 |
92.93 |
+0.74 |
163rd |
| 1981 |
92.20 |
+0.71 |
159th |
| 2013 |
90.30 |
−0.08 |
200th |
| 2012 |
90.38 |
+0.03 |
199th |
| 2011 |
90.35 |
+0.11 |
199th |
| 2010 |
90.23 |
+0.22 |
201st |
| 1995 |
90.45 |
−0.72 |
173rd |
| 1994 |
91.17 |
−0.80 |
171st |
| 1993 |
91.98 |
−0.80 |
173rd |
| 1980 |
91.49 |
+0.74 |
159th |
| 1979 |
90.75 |
+0.86 |
157th |
| 2016 |
89.06 |
−0.66 |
200th |
| 2015 |
89.72 |
−0.37 |
201st |
| 2014 |
90.09 |
−0.20 |
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 |
| 1996 |
89.84 |
−0.62 |
171st |
| 1978 |
89.89 |
+0.85 |
151st |
| 2017 |
88.13 |
−0.94 |
199th |
| 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 |
| 1977 |
89.04 |
+0.83 |
142nd |
| 1976 |
88.21 |
+0.82 |
131st |
| 2018 |
87.06 |
−1.07 |
199th |
| 1975 |
87.39 |
+0.76 |
128th |
| 2019 |
85.88 |
−1.18 |
200th |
| 1974 |
86.63 |
+0.73 |
121st |
| 1973 |
85.90 |
+0.69 |
117th |
| 2020 |
84.53 |
−1.35 |
200th |
| 1972 |
85.21 |
+0.67 |
110th |
| 1971 |
84.54 |
+0.59 |
106th |
| 2021 |
83.10 |
−1.43 |
199th |
| 1970 |
83.96 |
+0.53 |
105th |
| 1969 |
83.42 |
+0.54 |
98th |
| 1968 |
82.89 |
+0.49 |
96th |
| 2022 |
81.69 |
−1.41 |
198th |
| 1967 |
82.40 |
+0.44 |
95th |
| 1966 |
81.96 |
+0.41 |
93rd |
| 1965 |
81.55 |
+0.48 |
94th |
| 2023 |
80.25 |
−1.44 |
197th |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
78.77 |
−1.48 |
196th |
| 2025 |
77.36 |
−1.41 |
21st |
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