Age dependency ratio in Eritrea
Eritrea: Age dependency ratio was 72.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
72.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
34th
of 217 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2000
All-time low
72.0%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Age dependency ratio in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 72.0% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Eritrea peaked at 93.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 34th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Age dependency ratio in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.4% | — |
| 1961 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 72.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 84.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 84.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.3% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 72.0% | 80.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 31 Madagascar 73.6% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 73.4% compare
- 33 Ethiopia 72.6% compare
- 35 Tonga 71.7% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 71.1% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 70.8% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1861 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1898 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Eritrea?
- Age dependency ratio in Eritrea was 72.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.