Age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Age dependency ratio, young was 40.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income is 40.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income peaked at 77.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2025.
That places Low & middle income 20th out of 47 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.8% | — |
| 1961 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 76.6% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 72.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 68.8% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 67.9% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 66.9% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 65.8% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 63.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 61.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.0% | 73.8% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 71.2% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 62.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 55.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 46.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 43.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 40.2% | 43.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0132 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Low & middle income was 40.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.