Age dependency ratio, young in Albania
Albania: Age dependency ratio, young was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Albania, 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, young in Albania is 25.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Albania peaked at 80.3% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2025.
That places Albania 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.2% | — |
| 1961 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 77.4% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 76.0% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 74.5% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 72.7% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 70.9% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 68.8% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 66.8% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 64.9% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 61.9% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 57.2% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 56.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 55.5% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 52.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.6% | 77.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.4% | 63.3% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.1% | 53.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 47.8% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.2% | 25.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Albania?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Albania was 25.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Albania ranks 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.