Age dependency ratio, young in IBRD only
IBRD only: Age dependency ratio, young was 31.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 31.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in IBRD only peaked at 73.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2025.
That places IBRD only 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.4% | — |
| 1961 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.3% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 66.6% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 65.0% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 63.7% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 62.5% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 61.5% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 57.3% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.0% | 70.4% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.1% | 65.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 55.3% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 47.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.9% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 31.4% | 34.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 30 Madagascar 67.6% compare
- 31 Ethiopia 66.9% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 65.8% compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 65.6% compare
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 35 South Sudan 64.5% compare
- 36 Senegal 64.4% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in IBRD only?
- Age dependency ratio, young in IBRD only was 31.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- IBRD only ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.