Low & middle income vs Yemen: Age dependency ratio, young
Low & middle income
40.2%
in 2025
Yemen
72.7%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
20th
Yemen rank
17th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Low & middle income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 72.7% against 40.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 32.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.0% | 75.3% | 0.7% | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 90.3% | 15.4% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 105.4% | 39.8% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 109.0% | 50.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 92.5% | 42.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 76.5% | 31.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 73.3% | 31.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Low & middle income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 72.7% against 40.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Low & middle income and Yemen?
- 32.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Yemen rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th 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.