Age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, young was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 26.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 77.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.2% | — |
| 1961 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 66.3% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 63.8% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 61.5% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 55.6% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.2% | 72.6% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 66.3% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 48.8% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 41.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 30.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.4% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 35 South Sudan 64.5% compare
- 36 Senegal 64.4% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 64.2% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 63.9% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 63.7% compare
- 40 Comoros 62.8% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Age dependency ratio, young in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 26.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, 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.