Age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Age dependency ratio, old was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 12.8% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income peaked at 12.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1961.
That places Low & middle income 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0132 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Low & middle income was 12.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1961.
- How does Low & middle income rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.