Youth dependency ratio fell 3.82% to 77.5% in Nigeria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Nigeria reached an all time high of 86.9% in 1987 and an all time low of 73.6% in 1961. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Benin amounted to 65.2%, 67.6% in Cameroon, 84.5% in Chad and 101% in Niger in 2022.
Nigeria has been ranked 11th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Youth Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | % | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 23.1% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 45.4% | 44.6% | 43.9% | 43.1% | 42.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 52.7% | 51.8% | 51.0% | 50.1% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 47.0% | 46.2% | 45.5% | 44.8% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 38.7% | 38.0% | 37.3% | 36.7% | 36.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 57.4% | 56.3% | 55.2% | 54.1% | 53.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 39.8% | 39.2% | 38.6% | 38.0% | 37.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 69.1% | 68.1% | 67.0% | 65.9% | 64.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.7% | 82.6% | 81.3% | 80.1% | 78.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 60.5% | 59.7% | 58.9% | 58.0% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 43.1% | 42.4% | 41.8% | 41.1% | 40.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 46.0% | 45.5% | 44.9% | 44.3% | 43.7% |
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