Age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Age dependency ratio was 80.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 80.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 96.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2025.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.2% | — |
| 1961 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 80.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 86.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 91.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.4% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 92.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 80.1% | 84.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.42 % 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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Age dependency ratio in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 80.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2025.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for age dependency ratio?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.