Dependency ratio

Blue numbers are estimated

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
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Total	96.6	95.5	94.3	93.2	92.1	91.0	89.8	88.7	89.9	91.1	92.4	93.6	94.8	95.4	96.0	96.7	97.3	97.9	98.1	98.3	98.4	98.6	98.8	99.0	99.2
Urban	85.7	84.9	84.1	83.3	82.5	81.7	80.9	80.1	80.0	80.0	79.9	79.9	79.8	81.0	82.2	83.5	84.7	85.9	86.3	86.7	87.0	87.4	87.8	88.2	88.6
Rural	101	99.7	98.6	97.6	96.6	95.6	94.5	93.5	95.4	97.4	99.3	101	103	104	105	105	106	107	107	107	108	108	108	108	109
Poor	99.3	98.3	97.4	96.4	95.5	94.5	93.6	92.6	94.9	97.2	99.4	102	104	105	105	106	106	107	107	107	107	108	108	108	109
Nonpoor	82.8	82.1	81.3	80.5	79.7	79.0	78.2	77.4	77.4	77.4	77.3	77.3	77.3	78.6	80.0	81.3	82.7	84.0	84.4	84.8	85.1	85.5	85.9	86.3	86.7
Lowest 25%	102	103	103	103	103	103	104	104	106	108	110	113	115	116	118	120	121	123	122	122	122	121	121	120	120
Second 25%	106	104	103	102	101	99.8	98.7	97.5	99.9	102	105	107	109	108	107	106	105	104	105	105	106	106	107	108	108
Third 25%	98.2	96.5	94.7	92.9	91.1	89.4	87.6	85.8	86.0	86.2	86.4	86.6	86.8	87.8	88.9	89.9	91.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9
Highest 25%	83.6	81.6	79.5	77.4	75.3	73.3	71.2	69.1	69.2	69.4	69.5	69.7	69.8	70.1	70.4	70.6	70.9	71.2	72.0	72.7	73.5	74.2	75.0	75.8	76.5
Abia	91.1	87.9	84.8	81.6	78.5	75.3	72.2	69.0	69.3	69.6	70.0	70.3	70.6	72.7	74.8	76.8	78.9	81.0	81.8	82.6	83.4	84.2	85.0	85.8	86.6
Abuja FCT	89.6	91.3	93.1	94.8	96.6	98.3	100	102	97.0	92.2	87.3	82.5	77.7	76.2	74.7	73.2	71.7	70.2	72.6	75.1	77.5	80.0	82.4	84.8	87.3
Adamawa	107	104	101	98.6	95.9	93.3	90.6	87.9	92.1	96.2	100	105	109	108	107	107	106	105	104	103	102	102	101	99.8	98.9
Akwa Ibom	97.1	93.2	89.3	85.4	81.5	77.6	73.7	69.8	70.7	71.5	72.4	73.2	74.1	73.8	73.5	73.1	72.8	72.5	72.5	72.4	72.4	72.3	72.3	72.3	72.2
Anambra	120	113	106	98.5	91.2	83.9	76.5	69.2	72.3	75.5	78.6	81.8	84.9	83.6	82.3	81.0	79.7	78.4	81.5	84.6	87.7	90.8	93.9	97.0	100
Bauchi	114	114	114	113	113	112	112	112	114	117	120	123	125	126	126	126	127	127	126	125	125	124	123	122	122
Bayelsa	103	102	101	100	99.7	98.9	98.2	97.4	93.3	89.3	85.2	81.2	77.1	77.9	78.7	79.6	80.4	81.2	82.7	84.2	85.6	87.1	88.6	90.1	91.6
Benue	99.1	97.8	96.4	95.1	93.8	92.5	91.1	89.8	92.9	96.0	99.0	102	105	103	101	99.1	97.0	95.0	92.6	90.2	87.8	85.4	83.0	80.6	78.2
Borno	94.8	95.1	95.4	95.7	96.0	96.3	96.6	96.9	101	105	109	112	116	113	109	105	101	97.4	99.3	101	103	105	107	109	111
Cross River	94.9	93.4	91.9	90.4	88.9	87.4	85.9	84.4	84.7	85.0	85.3	85.6	85.9	86.5	87.1	87.7	88.3	88.9	85.8	82.7	79.6	76.5	73.4	70.3	67.2
Delta	99.0	97.2	95.4	93.6	91.8	90.0	88.2	86.4	85.8	85.2	84.7	84.1	83.5	81.5	79.5	77.6	75.6	73.6	75.5	77.4	79.2	81.1	83.0	84.9	86.8
Ebonyi	102	102	101	100	99.8	99.1	98.5	97.8	99.0	100	101	103	104	103	102	102	101	100	103	106	108	111	114	117	119
Edo	86.5	86.1	85.6	85.2	84.8	84.4	83.9	83.5	83.1	82.7	82.4	82.0	81.6	80.2	78.9	77.5	76.2	74.8	79.6	84.4	89.2	94.0	98.8	104	108
Ekiti	52.9	57.2	61.4	65.7	70.0	74.3	78.5	82.8	82.0	81.2	80.3	79.5	78.7	80.1	81.5	82.9	84.3	85.7	86.2	86.7	87.3	87.8	88.3	88.8	89.3
Enugu	104	99.6	94.7	89.8	84.9	80.1	75.2	70.3	73.6	76.9	80.1	83.4	86.7	86.3	85.9	85.5	85.1	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8
Gombe	79.5	80.7	82.0	83.2	84.5	85.7	87.0	88.2	94.4	101	107	113	119	119	119	119	119	119	118	116	115	114	112	111	110
Imo	100	96.7	93.2	89.6	86.1	82.5	79.0	75.4	77.2	79.0	80.9	82.7	84.5	84.3	84.0	83.8	83.5	83.3	83.7	84.1	84.5	84.9	85.3	85.7	86.1
Jigawa	116	112	109	106	103	99.4	96.2	92.9	98.7	104	110	116	122	122	122	123	123	123	124	124	124	124	125	125	125
Kaduna	89.5	90.8	92.1	93.4	94.7	96.0	97.3	98.6	98.9	99.2	99.5	99.8	100	98.3	96.4	94.6	92.7	90.9	94.3	97.8	101	105	108	112	115
Kano	123	120	118	115	113	110	107	105	107	110	112	114	117	116	115	115	114	113	115	116	118	119	121	122	124
Katsina	106	108	109	110	111	113	114	115	116	117	119	120	121	123	124	126	127	129	128	126	125	123	122	120	119
Kebbi	84.3	90.1	95.9	102	108	113	119	125	123	122	120	118	117	117	118	119	120	121	120	120	119	119	118	118	117
Kogi	69.6	71.1	72.6	74.1	75.6	77.1	78.6	80.1	81.5	82.9	84.2	85.6	87.0	86.9	86.8	86.7	86.6	86.5	86.6	86.7	86.9	87.0	87.1	87.2	87.3
Kwara	68.9	74.0	79.0	84.0	89.0	94.1	99.1	104	102	100	98.0	95.9	93.9	93.7	93.5	93.3	93.1	92.9	95.7	98.5	101	104	107	110	113
Lagos	69.3	67.7	66.2	64.6	63.1	61.5	60.0	58.4	59.1	59.8	60.5	61.2	61.9	63.9	65.9	68.0	70.0	72.0	70.8	69.6	68.4	67.2	66.0	64.8	63.6
Nassarawa	124	119	115	110	106	101	96.6	92.1	91.9	91.7	91.6	91.4	91.2	91.8	92.4	93.1	93.7	94.3	94.1	94.0	93.8	93.7	93.5	93.3	93.2
Niger	102	102	101	101	101	101	100	100	104	108	111	115	119	117	115	113	111	109	109	108	107	107	106	106	105
Ogun	92.7	90.8	88.8	86.8	84.8	82.9	80.9	78.9	83.1	87.3	91.6	95.8	100	100	101	101	101	101	98.1	94.9	91.7	88.5	85.3	82.1	78.9
Ondo	115	111	106	101	96.6	91.9	87.3	82.6	84.5	86.4	88.2	90.1	92.0	90.0	88.0	86.0	84.0	82.0	82.0	82.0	81.9	81.9	81.9	81.9	81.9
Osun	97.4	92.9	88.5	84.0	79.6	75.1	70.7	66.2	68.4	70.6	72.9	75.1	77.3	78.4	79.6	80.7	81.9	83.0	81.9	80.8	79.6	78.5	77.4	76.3	75.2
Oyo	120	113	106	98.5	91.3	84.1	76.8	69.6	74.3	78.9	83.6	88.2	92.9	93.7	94.5	95.3	96.1	96.9	95.1	93.2	91.4	89.5	87.7	85.9	84.0
Plateau	101	99.1	96.8	94.4	92.1	89.7	87.4	85.0	88.4	91.7	95.1	98.4	102	99.3	96.9	94.4	92.0	89.5	90.4	91.3	92.3	93.2	94.1	95.0	95.9
Rivers	95.8	90.8	85.7	80.6	75.5	70.5	65.4	60.3	60.1	59.9	59.8	59.6	59.4	60.4	61.4	62.3	63.3	64.3	65.8	67.3	68.7	70.2	71.7	73.2	74.7
Sokoto	84.2	84.9	85.6	86.3	87.0	87.7	88.4	89.1	94.2	99.3	104	110	115	115	116	116	116	117	117	117	116	116	116	116	116
Taraba	78.6	82.6	86.6	90.6	94.6	98.6	103	107	106	104	103	102	101	102	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	110	111	112	113
Yobe	131	129	127	125	122	120	118	115	117	118	119	121	122	123	123	123	124	124	122	121	119	117	115	113	111
Zamfora	104	105	105	106	106	106	107	107	110	112	115	117	120	121	122	123	124	125	123	121	120	118	116	115	113

GDL Area Database (4.0)

Free Sub-National Development Indicators

Dependency ratio