Age dependency ratio in Qatar
Qatar: Age dependency ratio was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Qatar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Qatar stood at 20.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Qatar peaked at 90.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
That places Qatar 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.9% | — |
| 1961 | 84.5% | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 77.4% | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 71.5% | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 67.0% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 63.8% | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 61.4% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 59.5% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 58.0% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 57.1% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 59.8% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 64.0% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 62.5% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 59.7% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 50.5% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 47.8% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 38.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 57.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.4% | 47.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 38.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Qatar?
- Age dependency ratio in Qatar was 20.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for age dependency ratio?
- Qatar ranks 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.