Age dependency ratio - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Dependent people as percent of the working age population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 58.49 percent. The highest value was in Niger: 104.73 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 20.6 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Age dependency ratio, 2023 Global rank Available data
Niger 104.73 1 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 101.45 2 1960 - 2023
Somalia 98.44 3 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 97.61 4 1960 - 2023
Chad 97.47 5 1960 - 2023
Mali 97.27 6 1960 - 2023
Monaco 96.29 7 1960 - 2023
Burundi 91 8 1960 - 2023
Angola 90.23 9 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 85.92 10 1960 - 2023
Uganda 85.69 11 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 84.71 12 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 84.7 13 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 84.33 14 1960 - 2023
Benin 82.94 15 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 82.62 16 1960 - 2023
Gambia 81.9 17 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 80.52 18 1960 - 2023
Malawi 80.46 19 1960 - 2023
Guinea 80.25 20 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 79.74 21 1960 - 2023
Sudan 79.46 22 1960 - 2023
Senegal 79.45 23 1960 - 2023
Zambia 79.27 24 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 77.22 25 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 77.08 26 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 76.64 27 1960 - 2023
Liberia 76.37 28 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 74.94 29 1960 - 2023
Togo 74.88 30 1960 - 2023
Samoa 74.81 31 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 74.54 32 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 74.49 33 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 73.84 34 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 73.77 35 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 73.57 36 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 72.82 37 1960 - 2023
Comoros 72.58 38 1960 - 2023
Palestine 72.27 39 1990 - 2023
Yemen 71.59 40 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 71.51 41 1960 - 2023
Japan 71.05 42 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 70.46 43 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 70.19 44 1960 - 2023
Iraq 68.69 45 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 68.04 46 1960 - 2023
Ghana 67.37 47 1960 - 2023
Tonga 67.33 48 1960 - 2023
Namibia 67.1 49 1960 - 2023
Kenya 67.02 50 1960 - 2023
Israel 66.98 51 1960 - 2023
Gabon 66.62 52 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 66.14 53 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 65.88 54 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 64.06 55 1960 - 2023
France 64.05 56 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 63.05 57 1960 - 2023
Finland 62.68 58 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 62.39 59 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 62.28 60 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 61.81 61 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 61.44 62 1960 - 2023
Sweden 60.89 63 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 60.84 64 1960 - 2023
Latvia 60.45 65 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 60.12 66 1960 - 2023
Egypt 60.08 67 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 59.21 68 1960 - 2023
Estonia 59.16 69 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 58.98 70 1960 - 2023
Algeria 58.88 71 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 58.2 72 1960 - 2023
Greece 58.1 73 1960 - 2023
Croatia 58.08 74 1960 - 2023
Germany 58.07 75 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 57.92 76 1960 - 2023
UK 57.92 77 1960 - 2023
Denmark 57.89 78 1960 - 2023
Italy 57.87 79 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 57.84 80 1960 - 2023
Czechia 57.68 81 1960 - 2023
Belgium 57.31 82 1960 - 2023
Haiti 57.23 83 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 57.19 84 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 57.09 85 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 57.03 86 1960 - 2023
Portugal 57.03 87 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 56.92 88 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 56.43 89 1960 - 2023
Georgia 56.41 90 1960 - 2023
Botswana 56.21 91 1960 - 2023
Philippines 55.31 92 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 55.23 93 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 55.18 94 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 55.16 95 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 55.08 96 1960 - 2023
Jordan 54.99 97 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 54.72 98 1960 - 2023
USA 54.47 99 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 54.42 100 1960 - 2023
Australia 54.35 101 1960 - 2023
Norway 54.27 102 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 53.97 103 1960 - 2023
Serbia 53.91 104 1960 - 2023
Canada 53.73 105 1960 - 2023
Guyana 53.66 106 1960 - 2023
Laos 53.47 107 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 53.47 108 1960 - 2023
Panama 53.47 109 1960 - 2023
Argentina 53.36 110 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 53.36 111 1960 - 2023
Nepal 53.17 112 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 53.08 113 1960 - 2023
Ireland 53.08 114 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 53.07 115 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 52.99 116 1960 - 2023
Austria 52.85 117 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 52.74 118 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 52.68 119 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 52.43 120 1960 - 2023
Syria 52.42 121 1960 - 2023
Fiji 52.41 122 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 52.28 123 1960 - 2023
Morocco 52.24 124 1960 - 2023
Romania 52.2 125 1960 - 2023
Belarus 52.18 126 1960 - 2023
Peru 52.1 127 1960 - 2023
Spain 51.98 128 1960 - 2023
Grenada 51.88 129 1960 - 2023
South Africa 51.86 130 1960 - 2023
Hungary 51.81 131 1960 - 2023
Armenia 51.72 132 1960 - 2023
Honduras 51.64 133 1960 - 2023
Iceland 51.62 134 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 51.51 135 1960 - 2023
Russia 50.91 136 1960 - 2023
Suriname 50.6 137 1960 - 2023
Poland 50.32 138 1960 - 2023
Barbados 50.23 139 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 50.13 140 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 50.13 141 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 50.07 142 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 50 143 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 49.8 144 1960 - 2023
San Marino 49.73 145 1960 - 2023
Albania 49.54 146 1960 - 2023
Malta 48.77 147 1960 - 2023
Libya 48.54 148 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 48.53 149 1960 - 2023
Mexico 48.38 150 1960 - 2023
Aruba 48.3 151 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 48.3 152 1960 - 2023
Belize 48.16 153 1960 - 2023
India 47 154 1960 - 2023
Turkey 46.88 155 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 46.86 156 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 46.62 157 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 46.51 158 1960 - 2023
Moldova 46.44 159 1960 - 2023
Chile 46.3 160 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 45.94 161 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 45.92 162 1960 - 2023
Burma 45.84 163 1960 - 2023
Palau 45.63 164 1960 - 2023
Iran 45.32 165 1960 - 2023
Thailand 45.31 166 1960 - 2023
China 45.04 167 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 45.04 168 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 45.02 169 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 45.02 170 1960 - 2023
North Korea 45.01 171 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 44.91 172 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 44.4 173 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 43.96 174 1960 - 2023
Colombia 43.86 175 1960 - 2023
Brazil 43.3 176 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 43.28 177 1960 - 2023
Oman 42.47 178 1960 - 2023
South Korea 42.07 179 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 41.48 180 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 41.45 181 1960 - 2023
Dominica 41.26 182 1960 - 2023
Macao 40.18 183 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 40.15 184 1960 - 2023
Brunei 39.49 185 1960 - 2023
Andorra 38.83 186 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 38.72 187 1960 - 2023
Singapore 38.54 188 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 38.45 189 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 37.44 190 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 37.32 191 1960 - 2023
Maldives 36.57 192 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 34.36 193 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 31.42 194 1960 - 2023
Qatar 20.92 195 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 20.6 196 1960 - 2023


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Definition: 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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1. Niger
2. C.A. Republic
3. Somalia
4. DR Congo
5. Chad
6. Mali
7. Monaco
8. Burundi
9. Angola
10. Tanzania
11. Uganda
12. Mozambique
13. Burkina Faso
14. Nigeria
15. Benin
16. Afghanistan
17. Gambia
18. Cameroon
19. Malawi
20. Guinea
21. Mauritania
22. Sudan
23. Senegal
24. Zambia
25. Zimbabwe
26. Ivory Coast
27. R. of Congo
28. Liberia
29. Vanuatu
30. Togo
31. Samoa
32. S.T.&Principe
33. Eritrea
34. G.-Bissau
35. Ethiopia
36. Solomon Isl.
37. Madagascar
38. Comoros
39. Palestine
40. Yemen
41. Sierra Leone
42. Japan
43. Rwanda
44. Eq. Guinea
45. Iraq
46. Pakistan
47. Ghana
48. Tonga
49. Namibia
50. Kenya
51. Israel
52. Gabon
53. Kiribati
54. Tajikistan
55. Kyrgyzstan
56. France
57. Faroe Isl.
58. Finland
59. Tuvalu
60. Swaziland
61. Gibraltar
62. Lesotho
63. Sweden
64. Kazakhstan
65. Latvia
66. Lebanon
67. Egypt
68. Papua N.G.
69. Estonia
70. Mongolia
71. Algeria
72. Guatemala
73. Greece
74. Croatia
75. Germany
76. Puerto Rico
77. UK
78. Denmark
79. Italy
80. Lithuania
81. Czechia
82. Belgium
83. Haiti
84. Slovenia
85. Turkmenistan
86. Micronesia
87. Portugal
88. Bulgaria
89. Netherlands
90. Georgia
91. Botswana
92. Philippines
93. Bermuda
94. Ukraine
95. Venezuela
96. Uzbekistan
97. Jordan
98. Bolivia
99. USA
100. New Zealand
101. Australia
102. Norway
103. Paraguay
104. Serbia
105. Canada
106. Guyana
107. Laos
108. Montenegro
109. Panama
110. Argentina
111. Nicaragua
112. Nepal
113. Cambodia
114. Ireland
115. Switzerland
116. Djibouti
117. Austria
118. Uruguay
119. Domin. Rep.
120. Liechtenstein
121. Syria
122. Fiji
123. Sri Lanka
124. Morocco
125. Romania
126. Belarus
127. Peru
128. Spain
129. Grenada
130. South Africa
131. Hungary
132. Armenia
133. Honduras
134. Iceland
135. Tunisia
136. Russia
137. Suriname
138. Poland
139. Barbados
140. Bosnia & Herz.
141. El Salvador
142. Ecuador
143. N. Caledonia
144. Hong Kong
145. San Marino
146. Albania
147. Malta
148. Libya
149. St. Vincent & ...
150. Mexico
151. Aruba
152. Slovakia
153. Belize
154. India
155. Turkey
156. Indonesia
157. Bangladesh
158. Vietnam
159. Moldova
160. Chile
161. Seychelles
162. Cape Verde
163. Burma
164. Palau
165. Iran
166. Thailand
167. China
168. North Macedonia
169. Cyprus
170. Luxembourg
171. North Korea
172. Costa Rica
173. Tr.&Tobago
174. Azerbaijan
175. Colombia
176. Brazil
177. Malaysia
178. Oman
179. South Korea
180. Mauritius
181. Ant.& Barb.
182. Dominica
183. Macao
184. Saudi Arabia
185. Brunei
186. Andorra
187. Bhutan
188. Singapore
189. Bahamas
190. Saint Lucia
191. Jamaica
192. Maldives
193. Kuwait
194. Bahrain
195. Qatar
196. UA Emirates
104.73
101.45
98.44
97.61
97.47
97.27
96.29
91.00
90.23
85.92
85.69
84.71
84.70
84.33
82.94
82.62
81.90
80.52
80.46
80.25
79.74
79.46
79.45
79.27
77.22
77.08
76.64
76.37
74.94
74.88
74.81
74.54
74.49
73.84
73.77
73.57
72.82
72.58
72.27
71.59
71.51
71.05
70.46
70.19
68.69
68.04
67.37
67.33
67.10
67.02
66.98
66.62
66.14
65.88
64.06
64.05
63.05
62.68
62.39
62.28
61.81
61.44
60.89
60.84
60.45
60.12
60.08
59.21
59.16
58.98
58.88
58.20
58.10
58.08
58.07
57.92
57.92
57.89
57.87
57.84
57.68
57.31
57.23
57.19
57.09
57.03
57.03
56.92
56.43
56.41
56.21
55.31
55.23
55.18
55.16
55.08
54.99
54.72
54.47
54.42
54.35
54.27
53.97
53.91
53.73
53.66
53.47
53.47
53.47
53.36
53.36
53.17
53.08
53.08
53.07
52.99
52.85
52.74
52.68
52.43
52.42
52.41
52.28
52.24
52.20
52.18
52.10
51.98
51.88
51.86
51.81
51.72
51.64
51.62
51.51
50.91
50.60
50.32
50.23
50.13
50.13
50.07
50.00
49.80
49.73
49.54
48.77
48.54
48.53
48.38
48.30
48.30
48.16
47.00
46.88
46.86
46.62
46.51
46.44
46.30
45.94
45.92
45.84
45.63
45.32
45.31
45.04
45.04
45.02
45.02
45.01
44.91
44.40
43.96
43.86
43.30
43.28
42.47
42.07
41.48
41.45
41.26
40.18
40.15
39.49
38.83
38.72
38.54
38.45
37.44
37.32
36.57
34.36
31.42
20.92
20.60
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52.4
78.5
104.73


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