Age dependency ratio, young in IDA total
IDA total: Age dependency ratio, young was 64.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 64.4% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in IDA total peaked at 85.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2025.
That places IDA total 11th out of 45 groups 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.6% | — |
| 1961 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 64.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 77.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 83.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 85.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 80.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 74.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 69.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 64.4% | 68.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 8 Mozambique 83.2% compare
- 9 Burundi 82.3% compare
- 10 Uganda 78.9% compare
- 11 Mauritania 78.0% compare
- 12 Tanzania 77.5% compare
- 13 Afghanistan 77.4% compare
- 14 Benin 74.2% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.4% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 43.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in IDA total?
- Age dependency ratio, young in IDA total was 64.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.