Age dependency ratio, young in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Age dependency ratio, young was 51.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Kyrgyzstan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 51.4% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 76.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2010.
That places Kyrgyzstan 60th out of 218 countries 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.0% | — |
| 1961 | 72.4% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 74.0% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 75.4% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 76.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 71.4% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 70.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 65.6% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.6% | 70.0% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.4% | 67.7% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 64.4% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 60.8% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 46.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 51.4% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 57 Timor-Leste 53.7% compare
- 58 Eswatini 52.7% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 61 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.5% compare
- 62 Mongolia 50.1% compare
- 63 Botswana 50.0% compare
More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0453 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.5562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0366 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Kyrgyzstan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Kyrgyzstan was 51.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2010.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 60th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.