Age dependency ratio in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Age dependency ratio was 54.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 54.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Low & middle income peaked at 84.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2025.
That places Low & middle income 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.7% | — |
| 1961 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 80.4% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 79.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 76.8% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 71.9% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 71.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.0% | 80.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 79.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 70.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 64.9% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 57.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0132 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Low & middle income?
- Age dependency ratio in Low & middle income was 54.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for age dependency ratio?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.