Age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Age dependency ratio, young was 24.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 71.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2025.
That places Late-demographic dividend 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.1% | — |
| 1961 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 67.3% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 62.2% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 49.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 68.7% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 59.8% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 46.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 38.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 24.6% | 27.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 39 Sierra Leone 63.7% compare
- 40 Comoros 62.8% compare
- 41 Rwanda 62.8% compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 62.7% compare
- 43 Naoero 62.1% compare
- 44 Namibia 61.5% compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 61.2% compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate -2.42 % 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, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Late-demographic dividend was 24.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.