Age dependency ratio, young in Low income
Low income: Age dependency ratio, young was 73.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio, young in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 73.3% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Low income peaked at 88.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2025.
That places Low income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Age dependency ratio, young in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.3% | — |
| 1961 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.1% | 78.3% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 83.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 86.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 86.6% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 85.1% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 78.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.3% | 77.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Central African Republic 99.1% compare
- 2 Somalia 91.6% compare
- 3 Niger 90.4% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 21.4% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 90.2% compare
- 5 Chad 88.5% compare
- 6 Mali 88.3% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Low income?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Low income was 73.3% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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.