Age dependency ratio, young in Egypt
Egypt: Age dependency ratio, young was 50.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 50.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Egypt peaked at 78.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 65th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.3% | — |
| 1961 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 75.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 73.3% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.7% | 76.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.0% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 74.9% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 64.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 54.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 54.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 50.0% | 54.1% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Egypt?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Egypt was 50.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.