Age dependency ratio, young in Haiti
Haiti: Age dependency ratio, young was 47.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 47.8%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Haiti peaked at 77.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2025.
Haiti ranks 68th 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.5% | — |
| 1961 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.4% | 72.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.6% | 74.1% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 75.4% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 73.1% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 61.6% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.5% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 47.8% | 51.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % 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 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Haiti?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Haiti was 47.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2025.
- How does Haiti rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Haiti ranks 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.