Age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Age dependency ratio, young was 99.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic, 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, young in Central African Republic stood at 99.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic peaked at 101.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1960.
Central African Republic ranks 1st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.4% | — |
| 1961 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 75.2% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 101.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 100.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 99.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.3% | 73.4% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.1% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.3% | 80.3% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 84.8% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.4% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 88.0% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.3% | 99.1% | 101.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Central African Republic was 99.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.