Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar
Madagascar: Age dependency ratio, young was 67.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 67.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar peaked at 94.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 30th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.9% | — |
| 1961 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 91.9% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 92.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 67.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.2% | 87.9% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 90.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 72.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.6% | 71.5% | 6 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar was 67.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.