Age dependency ratio in Pakistan
Pakistan: Age dependency ratio was 68.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 68.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Pakistan peaked at 92.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 47th of 217 countries 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.7% | — |
| 1961 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 81.0% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 77.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 87.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 86.2% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 88.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 76.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.6% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 68.4% | 72.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 44 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 69.1% compare
- 46 Saint Martin (French part) 68.7% compare
- 48 Namibia 67.9% compare
- 49 Gabon 67.7% compare
- 50 Solomon Islands 67.3% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 562 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,741 (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 Pakistan?
- Age dependency ratio in Pakistan was 68.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for age dependency ratio?
- Pakistan ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.