Age dependency ratio in Liberia
Liberia: Age dependency ratio was 73.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 73.7%, 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 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Liberia peaked at 89.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2025.
That places Liberia 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Age dependency ratio in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.4% | — |
| 1961 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 78.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 84.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 88.5% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 85.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.6% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.7% | 80.5% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 769 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Liberia?
- Age dependency ratio in Liberia was 73.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.