Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (World) was 50.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country), 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 Micronesia (country) is 50.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country) peaked at 97.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2025.
That places Micronesia (country) 61st out of 218 countries 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 (% of working-age population) (World) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.2% | — |
| 1961 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 92.4% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 91.6% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 85.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 80.7% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 78.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 74.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -1.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 50.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 50.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.5%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.2% | 88.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 94.5% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 91.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 73.2% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 59.4% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 53.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 58 Eswatini 52.7% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 62 Mongolia 50.1% compare
- 63 Botswana 50.0% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0514 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3204 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country)?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country) was 50.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.