Age dependency ratio in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 46.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Upper middle income peaked at 83.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2011.
That places Upper middle income 42nd out of 45 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.4% | — |
| 1961 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 83.1% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 81.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 76.9% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 74.6% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 67.9% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 66.2% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 80.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 74.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 60.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 53.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 44.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.0% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 39 Senegal 70.6% compare
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 41 Japan 70.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
- 43 Rwanda 69.6% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 69.1% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6853 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Upper middle income?
- Age dependency ratio in Upper middle income was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2011.
- How does Upper middle income rank for age dependency ratio?
- Upper middle income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.