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Child dependency ratio in Africa

Africa (% in 2022)

Niger is the top country by child dependency ratio among 54 countries. As of 2022, child dependency ratio in Niger was 100.19 %. The top 5 countries also includes Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, and Mali.

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Niger 100.19 WB
Central African Republic 97.53 WB
Chad 94.11 WB
Somalia 93.83 WB
Mali 93.57 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.08 WB
Burundi 88.45 WB
Angola 85.93 WB
Uganda 83.67 WB
South Sudan 82.38 WB
Burkina Faso 81.35 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 80.98 WB
Mozambique 80.73 WB
Nigeria 79.74 WB
Gambia 78.98 WB
Benin 77.85 WB
Malawi 77.73 WB
Zambia 77.36 WB
Cameroon 76.58 WB
Mauritania 75.41 WB
Guinea 75.35 WB
Senegal 74.81 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 73.9 WB
Sudan 73.65 WB
Congo 73.01 WB
Zimbabwe 72.5 WB
Liberia 72.14 WB
Guinea Bissau 70.29 WB
Togo 70.22 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 69.53 WB
Ethiopia 69.23 WB
Eritrea 69.02 WB
Madagascar 67.85 WB
Sierra Leone 67.33 WB
Rwanda 65.94 WB
Comoros 65.93 WB
Equatorial Guinea 65.93 WB
Kenya 63.75 WB
Ghana 62.07 WB
Gabon 60.65 WB
Namibia 60.61 WB
Eswatini 56.59 WB
Lesotho 54.96 WB
Egypt 52.74 WB
Botswana 51.15 WB
Algeria 48.66 WB
Djibouti 46.71 WB
South Africa 43.55 WB
Libya 42.33 WB
Morocco 40.47 WB
Cabo Verde 38.35 WB
Tunisia 37.56 WB
Seychelles 33.61 WB
Mauritius 23 WB
Dependency Ratio