Dependency ratio in Nigeria 2020
youngest in Africa as well as in the world, with a mean age slightly above 18 years.
In 2020, the elderly dependency ratio in Nigeria stood at 5.1. This means that there were about five people aged 65 years and older for every 100 people at working age (15 to 64 years). The youth dependency ratio, on the other hand, stood at 80.9, which means that there were about 81 young people aged up to 14 years for every 100 inhabitants at working age. Nigeria's population is among the