Age dependency ratio in Yemen
Yemen: Age dependency ratio was 77.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 77.2%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Yemen peaked at 117.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2025.
That places Yemen 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.5% | — |
| 1961 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 82.8% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 87.3% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 89.0% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 90.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 94.1% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 95.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 97.4% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 99.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 100.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 102.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 104.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 105.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 107.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 108.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 110.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 111.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 112.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 113.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 114.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 115.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 116.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 116.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 117.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 117.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 117.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 116.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 115.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 114.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 113.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 111.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 109.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 107.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 105.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 103.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 101.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 78.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.6% | 89.0% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.7% | 105.7% | 116.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.0% | 109.4% | 117.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 88.0% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.2% | 78.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,447 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 32,448 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Yemen?
- Age dependency ratio in Yemen was 77.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for age dependency ratio?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.