Age dependency ratio in IDA blend
IDA blend: Age dependency ratio was 71.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 71.5% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in IDA blend peaked at 92.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2025.
IDA blend ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.1% | — |
| 1961 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.0% | 82.1% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 90.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 81.1% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.2% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 71.5% | 76.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 9 Mozambique 88.3% compare
- 10 Burundi 87.0% compare
- 11 Mauritania 83.9% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.1% compare
- 13 Uganda 82.9% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 15 Benin 79.9% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in IDA blend?
- Age dependency ratio in IDA blend was 71.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for age dependency ratio?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.