Age dependency ratio, young in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Age dependency ratio, young was 45.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 45.8% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Lower middle income peaked at 78.6% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2025.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.5% | — |
| 1961 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.6% | 76.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.0% | 73.6% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 66.2% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 57.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.8% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (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 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Lower middle income?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Lower middle income was 45.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.