Arab World vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio, young
Arab World
50.5%
in 2025
Yemen
72.7%
in 2025
Arab World rank
16th
Yemen rank
17th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Arab World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 72.7% against 50.5% in Arab World, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.6% | 75.3% | 9.3% | Arab World |
| 1970s | 86.4% | 90.3% | 3.9% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 105.4% | 22.4% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 109.0% | 34.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 92.5% | 31.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 76.5% | 21.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 73.3% | 20.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Arab World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 72.7% against 50.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Arab World and Yemen?
- 22.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Arab World ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.