Age dependency ratio - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Dependent people as percent of the working age population, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 196 countries was 57.96 percent. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 103.59 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 20.05 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. 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, 2025 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 103.59 1 1960 - 2025
Monaco 99.13 2 1960 - 2025
Somalia 96.74 3 1960 - 2025
DR Congo 96.21 4 1960 - 2025
Niger 95.48 5 1960 - 2025
Mali 92.89 6 1960 - 2025
Chad 92.61 7 1960 - 2025
Angola 88.66 8 1960 - 2025
Mozambique 88.33 9 1960 - 2025
Burundi 87.02 10 1960 - 2025
Mauritania 83.93 11 1960 - 2025
Tanzania 83.09 12 1960 - 2025
Uganda 82.95 13 1960 - 2025
Afghanistan 81.77 14 1960 - 2025
Benin 79.9 15 1960 - 2025
Samoa 78.99 16 1960 - 2025
Guinea 78.64 17 1960 - 2025
Cameroon 78.36 18 1960 - 2025
Togo 78.26 19 1960 - 2025
Burkina Faso 78.11 20 1960 - 2025
Zimbabwe 78.08 21 1960 - 2025
Sudan 77.31 22 1960 - 2025
Nigeria 77.27 23 1960 - 2025
Yemen 77.2 24 1960 - 2025
Ivory Coast 75.77 25 1960 - 2025
R. of Congo 75.45 26 1960 - 2025
Zambia 75.35 27 1960 - 2025
Gambia 75.16 28 1960 - 2025
Malawi 74.57 29 1960 - 2025
Liberia 73.66 30 1960 - 2025
Madagascar 73.64 31 1960 - 2025
Vanuatu 73.43 32 1960 - 2025
Ethiopia 72.64 33 1960 - 2025
Eritrea 71.97 34 1960 - 2025
Tonga 71.73 35 1960 - 2025
G.-Bissau 71.12 36 1960 - 2025
Palestine 70.77 37 1990 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 70.65 38 1960 - 2025
Senegal 70.62 39 1960 - 2025
Comoros 70.43 40 1960 - 2025
Japan 70.16 41 1960 - 2025
Rwanda 69.62 42 1960 - 2025
Sierra Leone 69.3 43 1960 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 69.06 44 1960 - 2025
Pakistan 68.37 45 1960 - 2025
Namibia 67.91 46 1960 - 2025
Gabon 67.71 47 1960 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 67.3 48 1960 - 2025
Tuvalu 66.85 49 1960 - 2025
Tajikistan 66.49 50 1960 - 2025
Israel 66.27 51 1960 - 2025
Iraq 65.22 52 1960 - 2025
Kenya 64.69 53 1960 - 2025
Ghana 64.52 54 1960 - 2025
France 63.31 55 1960 - 2025
Kiribati 63.24 56 1960 - 2025
Finland 62.69 57 1960 - 2025
Kazakhstan 61.66 58 1960 - 2025
Lesotho 61.24 59 1960 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 60.96 60 1960 - 2025
Micronesia 60.45 61 1960 - 2025
Portugal 60.4 62 1960 - 2025
Faroe Isl. 60.39 63 1960 - 2025
Sweden 60.31 64 1960 - 2025
Germany 60.23 65 1960 - 2025
Latvia 59.7 66 1960 - 2025
Uzbekistan 59.64 67 1960 - 2025
Swaziland 59.6 68 1960 - 2025
Croatia 59.52 69 1960 - 2025
Serbia 59.51 70 1960 - 2025
Greece 59.37 71 1960 - 2025
Estonia 58.87 72 1960 - 2025
Mongolia 58.71 73 1960 - 2025
Egypt 58.3 74 1960 - 2025
Italy 58.12 75 1960 - 2025
Algeria 58.06 76 1960 - 2025
Papua N.G. 58.06 77 1960 - 2025
Slovenia 57.96 78 1960 - 2025
Denmark 57.93 79 1960 - 2025
UK 57.9 80 1960 - 2025
Belgium 57.89 81 1960 - 2025
Bulgaria 57.82 82 1960 - 2025
Puerto Rico 57.51 83 1960 - 2025
Georgia 57.43 84 1960 - 2025
Moldova 57.21 85 1960 - 2025
Czechia 56.9 86 1960 - 2025
Montenegro 56.68 87 1960 - 2025
Botswana 56.35 88 1960 - 2025
Lebanon 56.32 89 1960 - 2025
Turkmenistan 56.31 90 1960 - 2025
Guatemala 56.22 91 1960 - 2025
Bermuda 56.16 92 1960 - 2025
Guyana 56.04 93 1960 - 2025
Cambodia 55.94 94 1960 - 2025
Netherlands 55.77 95 1960 - 2025
Australia 55.7 96 1960 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 55.54 97 1960 - 2025
Romania 55.51 98 1960 - 2025
Liechtenstein 55.28 99 1960 - 2025
Haiti 55.23 100 1960 - 2025
Hungary 55.06 101 1960 - 2025
New Zealand 55.01 102 1960 - 2025
USA 55.01 103 1960 - 2025
Gibraltar 54.85 104 1960 - 2025
Switzerland 54.6 105 1960 - 2025
Austria 54.42 106 1960 - 2025
Canada 54.42 107 1960 - 2025
Lithuania 54.39 108 1960 - 2025
Poland 54.35 109 1960 - 2025
Bolivia 54.27 110 1960 - 2025
Paraguay 54.06 111 1960 - 2025
North Macedonia 53.97 112 1960 - 2025
Norway 53.86 113 1960 - 2025
San Marino 53.85 114 1960 - 2025
Jordan 53.73 115 1960 - 2025
Venezuela 53.69 116 1960 - 2025
Russia 53.42 117 1960 - 2025
Honduras 53.39 118 1960 - 2025
Nepal 53.08 119 1960 - 2025
Laos 53.02 120 1960 - 2025
Slovakia 52.92 121 1960 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 52.41 122 1960 - 2025
Bangladesh 52.24 123 1960 - 2025
Ireland 52.22 124 1960 - 2025
Aruba 52.16 125 1960 - 2025
Spain 52.12 126 1960 - 2025
Albania 52.04 127 1960 - 2025
Panama 51.94 128 1960 - 2025
Uruguay 51.93 129 1960 - 2025
Sri Lanka 51.92 130 1960 - 2025
Belarus 51.91 131 1960 - 2025
Barbados 51.86 132 1960 - 2025
Nicaragua 51.54 133 1960 - 2025
Hong Kong 51.47 134 1960 - 2025
Djibouti 51 135 1960 - 2025
Argentina 50.72 136 1960 - 2025
Morocco 50.72 137 1960 - 2025
Suriname 50.44 138 1960 - 2025
Tunisia 50.37 139 1960 - 2025
Iceland 50.36 140 1960 - 2025
Fiji 50.29 141 1960 - 2025
Malta 50.24 142 1960 - 2025
Armenia 50.22 143 1960 - 2025
Syria 49.88 144 1960 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 49.52 145 1960 - 2025
Peru 49.43 146 1960 - 2025
N. Caledonia 48.96 147 1960 - 2025
Philippines 48.95 148 1960 - 2025
El Salvador 48.57 149 1960 - 2025
Ukraine 48.51 150 1960 - 2025
Mexico 48.4 151 1960 - 2025
South Africa 48.39 152 1960 - 2025
Ecuador 48.14 153 1960 - 2025
Vietnam 47.82 154 1960 - 2025
Libya 47.14 155 1960 - 2025
Cape Verde 46.73 156 1960 - 2025
Indonesia 46.61 157 1960 - 2025
Grenada 46.28 158 1960 - 2025
North Korea 46.28 159 1960 - 2025
Burma 46.2 160 1960 - 2025
Turkey 46.19 161 1960 - 2025
India 46.14 162 1960 - 2025
Luxembourg 46.11 163 1960 - 2025
Belize 45.98 164 1960 - 2025
Chile 45.22 165 1960 - 2025
Costa Rica 45.05 166 1960 - 2025
Cyprus 44.96 167 1960 - 2025
Brazil 44.65 168 1960 - 2025
Dominica 44.53 169 1960 - 2025
Iran 44.1 170 1960 - 2025
South Korea 43.96 171 1960 - 2025
Thailand 43.74 172 1960 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 43.71 173 1960 - 2025
Azerbaijan 43.61 174 1960 - 2025
China 43.51 175 1960 - 2025
Colombia 43.25 176 1960 - 2025
Ant.& Barb. 42.46 177 1960 - 2025
Palau 42.39 178 1960 - 2025
Bahamas 42.13 179 1960 - 2025
Malaysia 41.53 180 1960 - 2025
Macao 40.46 181 1960 - 2025
Mauritius 40.16 182 1960 - 2025
Seychelles 39.88 183 1960 - 2025
Andorra 39.24 184 1960 - 2025
Brunei 38.63 185 1960 - 2025
Saint Lucia 37.38 186 1960 - 2025
Oman 37 187 1960 - 2025
Bhutan 36.96 188 1960 - 2025
Jamaica 36.73 189 1960 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 36.38 190 1960 - 2025
Singapore 34.95 191 1960 - 2025
Maldives 31.57 192 1960 - 2025
Bahrain 28.93 193 1960 - 2025
Kuwait 26.82 194 1960 - 2025
UA Emirates 21.61 195 1960 - 2025
Qatar 20.05 196 1960 - 2025


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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. C.A. Republic
2. Monaco
3. Somalia
4. DR Congo
5. Niger
6. Mali
7. Chad
8. Angola
9. Mozambique
10. Burundi
11. Mauritania
12. Tanzania
13. Uganda
14. Afghanistan
15. Benin
16. Samoa
17. Guinea
18. Cameroon
19. Togo
20. Burkina Faso
21. Zimbabwe
22. Sudan
23. Nigeria
24. Yemen
25. Ivory Coast
26. R. of Congo
27. Zambia
28. Gambia
29. Malawi
30. Liberia
31. Madagascar
32. Vanuatu
33. Ethiopia
34. Eritrea
35. Tonga
36. G.-Bissau
37. Palestine
38. S.T.&Principe
39. Senegal
40. Comoros
41. Japan
42. Rwanda
43. Sierra Leone
44. Eq. Guinea
45. Pakistan
46. Namibia
47. Gabon
48. Solomon Isl.
49. Tuvalu
50. Tajikistan
51. Israel
52. Iraq
53. Kenya
54. Ghana
55. France
56. Kiribati
57. Finland
58. Kazakhstan
59. Lesotho
60. Kyrgyzstan
61. Micronesia
62. Portugal
63. Faroe Isl.
64. Sweden
65. Germany
66. Latvia
67. Uzbekistan
68. Swaziland
69. Croatia
70. Serbia
71. Greece
72. Estonia
73. Mongolia
74. Egypt
75. Italy
76. Algeria
77. Papua N.G.
78. Slovenia
79. Denmark
80. UK
81. Belgium
82. Bulgaria
83. Puerto Rico
84. Georgia
85. Moldova
86. Czechia
87. Montenegro
88. Botswana
89. Lebanon
90. Turkmenistan
91. Guatemala
92. Bermuda
93. Guyana
94. Cambodia
95. Netherlands
96. Australia
97. Bosnia & Herz.
98. Romania
99. Liechtenstein
100. Haiti
101. Hungary
102. New Zealand
103. USA
104. Gibraltar
105. Switzerland
106. Austria
107. Canada
108. Lithuania
109. Poland
110. Bolivia
111. Paraguay
112. North Macedonia
113. Norway
114. San Marino
115. Jordan
116. Venezuela
117. Russia
118. Honduras
119. Nepal
120. Laos
121. Slovakia
122. Domin. Rep.
123. Bangladesh
124. Ireland
125. Aruba
126. Spain
127. Albania
128. Panama
129. Uruguay
130. Sri Lanka
131. Belarus
132. Barbados
133. Nicaragua
134. Hong Kong
135. Djibouti
136. Argentina
137. Morocco
138. Suriname
139. Tunisia
140. Iceland
141. Fiji
142. Malta
143. Armenia
144. Syria
145. St. Vincent & ...
146. Peru
147. N. Caledonia
148. Philippines
149. El Salvador
150. Ukraine
151. Mexico
152. South Africa
153. Ecuador
154. Vietnam
155. Libya
156. Cape Verde
157. Indonesia
158. Grenada
159. North Korea
160. Burma
161. Turkey
162. India
163. Luxembourg
164. Belize
165. Chile
166. Costa Rica
167. Cyprus
168. Brazil
169. Dominica
170. Iran
171. South Korea
172. Thailand
173. Tr.&Tobago
174. Azerbaijan
175. China
176. Colombia
177. Ant.& Barb.
178. Palau
179. Bahamas
180. Malaysia
181. Macao
182. Mauritius
183. Seychelles
184. Andorra
185. Brunei
186. Saint Lucia
187. Oman
188. Bhutan
189. Jamaica
190. Saudi Arabia
191. Singapore
192. Maldives
193. Bahrain
194. Kuwait
195. UA Emirates
196. Qatar
103.59
99.13
96.74
96.21
95.48
92.89
92.61
88.66
88.33
87.02
83.93
83.09
82.95
81.77
79.90
78.99
78.64
78.36
78.26
78.11
78.08
77.31
77.27
77.20
75.77
75.45
75.35
75.16
74.57
73.66
73.64
73.43
72.64
71.97
71.73
71.12
70.77
70.65
70.62
70.43
70.16
69.62
69.30
69.06
68.37
67.91
67.71
67.30
66.85
66.49
66.27
65.22
64.69
64.52
63.31
63.24
62.69
61.66
61.24
60.96
60.45
60.40
60.39
60.31
60.23
59.70
59.64
59.60
59.52
59.51
59.37
58.87
58.71
58.30
58.12
58.06
58.06
57.96
57.93
57.90
57.89
57.82
57.51
57.43
57.21
56.90
56.68
56.35
56.32
56.31
56.22
56.16
56.04
55.94
55.77
55.70
55.54
55.51
55.28
55.23
55.06
55.01
55.01
54.85
54.60
54.42
54.42
54.39
54.35
54.27
54.06
53.97
53.86
53.85
53.73
53.69
53.42
53.39
53.08
53.02
52.92
52.41
52.24
52.22
52.16
52.12
52.04
51.94
51.93
51.92
51.91
51.86
51.54
51.47
51.00
50.72
50.72
50.44
50.37
50.36
50.29
50.24
50.22
49.88
49.52
49.43
48.96
48.95
48.57
48.51
48.40
48.39
48.14
47.82
47.14
46.73
46.61
46.28
46.28
46.20
46.19
46.14
46.11
45.98
45.22
45.05
44.96
44.65
44.53
44.10
43.96
43.74
43.71
43.61
43.51
43.25
42.46
42.39
42.13
41.53
40.46
40.16
39.88
39.24
38.63
37.38
37.00
36.96
36.73
36.38
34.95
31.57
28.93
26.82
21.61
20.05
0
25.9
51.8
77.7
103.59


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