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Nigeria: Age dependency ratio, old

5.44percent · 2025-3.4% since 2015

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. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20255.441
20245.45
20235.458
20225.465
20215.475
20205.501
20195.53
20185.549
20175.575
20165.606
20155.635
20145.668
20135.705
20125.73
20115.737
20105.734
20095.724
20085.711
20075.7
20065.693
20055.688
20045.685
20035.683
20025.684
20015.691
20005.706
19995.731
19985.767
19975.809
19965.849
19955.889
19945.931
19935.973
19926.016
19916.054
19906.087
19896.115
19886.134
19876.145
19866.147
19856.141
19846.132
19836.112
19826.086
19816.065
19806.053
19796.046
19786.039
19776.036
19766.035
19756.034
19746.035
19736.034
19726.031
19716.032
19706.04
19696.055
19686.073
19676.099
19666.123
19656.13
19646.122
19636.097
19626.063
19616.029
19605.995

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, old. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-old (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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