Age dependency ratio in Low income
Low income: Age dependency ratio was 80.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 80.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Low income peaked at 95.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2025.
That places Low income 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Age dependency ratio in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.4% | — |
| 1961 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 80.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.2% | 84.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 89.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 93.2% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 93.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 92.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 80.2% | 84.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Central African Republic 103.6% compare
- 2 Monaco 99.1% compare
- 3 Somalia 96.7% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 96.2% compare
- 5 Niger 95.5% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Low income?
- Age dependency ratio in Low income was 80.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for age dependency ratio?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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.