Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar is 27.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar peaked at 40.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2025.
Gibraltar ranks 139th 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 Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.4% | — |
| 1961 | 38.2% | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 38.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 37.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 32.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 28.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar was 27.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- How does Gibraltar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gibraltar ranks 139th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.