Age dependency ratio, young in Ghana
Ghana: Age dependency ratio, young was 58.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 58.3% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Ghana peaked at 99.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 52nd 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, young in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.9% | — |
| 1961 | 89.9% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 93.7% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 96.8% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 95.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 93.1% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 91.5% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 90.2% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 87.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.2% | 91.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 86.6% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 78.6% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.5% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 63.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 58.3% | 62.8% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Ghana?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Ghana was 58.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.