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Sierra Leone

Dependent People

76.28
percent of the working age population
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

28
Solomon Islands77.62
29
Liberia77.59
30
Togo77.12
31
Sudan76.91
32
Ethiopia76.85
33
Sierra Leone76.28
34
Madagascar75.94
35
Mauritania75.02
36
Rwanda74.2
37
Samoa73.26
38
Comoros72.79

Africa Ranking

25
Republic of the Congo78.68
26
Liberia77.59
27
Togo77.12
28
Sudan76.91
29
Ethiopia76.85
30
Sierra Leone76.28
31
Madagascar75.94
32
Mauritania75.02
33
Rwanda74.2
34
Comoros72.79
35
Swaziland70.81

Definition of Dependent People

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.

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