Age dependency ratio in Gambia
Gambia: Age dependency ratio was 75.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Gambia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Gambia is 75.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Gambia peaked at 100.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 28th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Age dependency ratio in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.6% | — |
| 1961 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 89.9% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 91.4% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 94.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 96.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 100.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 100.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.5% | 76.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 81.0% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 91.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 98.8% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 90.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.2% | 81.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Gambia?
- Age dependency ratio in Gambia was 75.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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.