Age dependency ratio, young in Other small states
Other small states: Age dependency ratio, young was 35.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Other small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 35.0% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Other small states peaked at 63.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2025.
That places Other small states 27th out of 45 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.9% | — |
| 1961 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 54.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 61.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 56.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.9% | 56.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 52.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 38.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.0% | 37.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Other small states?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Other small states was 35.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Other small states ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.