Age dependency ratio in Egypt
Egypt: Age dependency ratio was 58.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Egypt stood at 58.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Egypt peaked at 85.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 82nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.1% | — |
| 1961 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 83.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 70.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 60.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 60.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.3% | 61.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Egypt?
- Age dependency ratio in Egypt was 58.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for age dependency ratio?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.