Age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Age dependency ratio, young was 73.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 73.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 90.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2025.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.2% | — |
| 1961 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 73.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 80.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 79.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 73.9% | 78.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Central African Republic 99.1% compare
- 2 Somalia 91.6% compare
- 3 Niger 90.4% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 90.2% compare
- 5 Chad 88.5% compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 73.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2025.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.