Sierra Leone Lowest Dependency Ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank
The lowest dependency ratio in Sierra Leone was 69.23 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (69.23), 2024 (70.45), 2023 (71.64), 1960 (72.55), 1961 (72.78).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
Sierra Leone Top 5 Lowest Dependency Ratio Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
2025 |
69.23 |
| 2nd |
2024 |
70.45 |
| 3rd |
2023 |
71.64 |
| 4th |
1960 |
72.55 |
| 5th |
1961 |
72.78 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
69.23 |
−1.22 |
43rd |
| 2024 |
70.45 |
−1.19 |
176th |
| 2023 |
71.64 |
−1.23 |
176th |
| 2022 |
72.87 |
−1.22 |
177th |
| 1962 |
73.11 |
+0.32 |
68th |
| 1961 |
72.78 |
+0.23 |
64th |
| 1960 |
72.55 |
– |
65th |
| 2021 |
74.09 |
−1.21 |
178th |
| 1963 |
73.74 |
+0.64 |
67th |
| 2020 |
75.29 |
−1.19 |
179th |
| 1964 |
74.83 |
+1.08 |
69th |
| 2019 |
76.48 |
−1.25 |
180th |
| 1965 |
75.87 |
+1.05 |
74th |
| 2018 |
77.73 |
−1.34 |
181st |
| 2017 |
79.07 |
−1.36 |
182nd |
| 1968 |
78.51 |
+0.88 |
80th |
| 1967 |
77.63 |
+0.88 |
76th |
| 1966 |
76.75 |
+0.87 |
75th |
| 1969 |
79.34 |
+0.83 |
81st |
| 2016 |
80.43 |
−1.35 |
184th |
| 2015 |
81.78 |
−1.33 |
186th |
| 1971 |
80.81 |
+0.71 |
92nd |
| 1970 |
80.10 |
+0.76 |
86th |
| 1974 |
82.72 |
+0.62 |
105th |
| 1973 |
82.10 |
+0.63 |
100th |
| 1972 |
81.48 |
+0.66 |
98th |
| 2014 |
83.11 |
−1.24 |
188th |
| 1975 |
83.30 |
+0.58 |
110th |
| 2013 |
84.35 |
−1.02 |
191st |
| 1979 |
85.08 |
+0.38 |
127th |
| 1978 |
84.69 |
+0.43 |
123rd |
| 1977 |
84.27 |
+0.46 |
118th |
| 1976 |
83.81 |
+0.51 |
116th |
| 2012 |
85.36 |
−0.82 |
192nd |
| 2011 |
86.18 |
−0.69 |
192nd |
| 2010 |
86.87 |
−0.59 |
193rd |
| 2009 |
87.47 |
−0.55 |
191st |
| 1985 |
86.99 |
+0.31 |
148th |
| 1984 |
86.67 |
+0.32 |
148th |
| 1983 |
86.35 |
+0.30 |
145th |
| 1982 |
86.05 |
+0.30 |
142nd |
| 1981 |
85.75 |
+0.32 |
139th |
| 1980 |
85.42 |
+0.35 |
133rd |
| 2008 |
88.02 |
−0.51 |
190th |
| 1986 |
87.29 |
+0.30 |
151st |
| 2007 |
88.53 |
−0.45 |
190th |
| 2006 |
88.98 |
−0.40 |
189th |
| 2005 |
89.37 |
−0.34 |
189th |
| 1997 |
89.43 |
+0.15 |
174th |
| 1996 |
89.28 |
+0.17 |
168th |
| 1995 |
89.11 |
+0.18 |
168th |
| 1994 |
88.93 |
+0.18 |
163rd |
| 1993 |
88.75 |
+0.19 |
160th |
| 1992 |
88.56 |
+0.18 |
156th |
| 1991 |
88.38 |
+0.16 |
156th |
| 1990 |
88.21 |
+0.15 |
156th |
| 1989 |
88.06 |
+0.20 |
154th |
| 1988 |
87.86 |
+0.27 |
154th |
| 1987 |
87.59 |
+0.30 |
152nd |
| 2004 |
89.71 |
−0.23 |
189th |
| 2003 |
89.94 |
−0.11 |
189th |
| 2002 |
90.05 |
−0.02 |
188th |
| 2001 |
90.07 |
+0.03 |
187th |
| 2000 |
90.04 |
+0.19 |
186th |
| 1999 |
89.85 |
+0.26 |
181st |
| 1998 |
89.60 |
+0.16 |
178th |
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