Age dependency ratio in Middle income
Middle income: Age dependency ratio was 51.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in 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 Middle income is 51.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Middle income peaked at 84.3% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2025.
Middle income ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.4% | — |
| 1961 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 79.5% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 75.6% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 74.7% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 72.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 68.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.8% | 80.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 78.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 69.1% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 62.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 54.0% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.0% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Middle income?
- Age dependency ratio in Middle income was 51.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2025.
- How does Middle income rank for age dependency ratio?
- Middle income ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.