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Sierra Leone - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 5.56

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

5.56 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

0.84×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719601970198019902000201020202025#129#1891988 overtook Mauritius2012 overtook Maldives
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sierra Leone climbed from #129 to #189 (overtook Mauritius). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sierra Leone ↓

Key Events — Sierra Leone

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1988
Overtook Mauritius in global rank auto
2012
Overtook Maldives in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020255.496.226.957.68
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