Age dependency ratio in IBRD only
IBRD only: Age dependency ratio was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 47.1% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in IBRD only peaked at 81.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2025.
That places IBRD only 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.0% | — |
| 1961 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 79.8% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 72.6% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 67.1% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 66.2% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 57.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.0% | 78.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.8% | 73.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 64.4% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 57.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 35 Tonga 71.7% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 71.1% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 70.8% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 70.6% compare
- 39 Senegal 70.6% compare
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 41 Japan 70.2% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.5% (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in IBRD only?
- Age dependency ratio in IBRD only was 47.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for age dependency ratio?
- IBRD only ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.