Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar
Qatar: Age dependency ratio, young was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 18.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Qatar peaked at 84.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2016.
That places Qatar 212th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.5% | — |
| 1961 | 78.5% | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 71.8% | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 66.3% | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 62.2% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 59.2% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 57.0% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 56.1% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 60.5% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.7% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 57.0% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 51.2% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 40.7% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 39.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.2% | 53.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 45.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 37.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 32.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 16.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 209 British Virgin Islands 18.6% compare
- 210 Italy 18.4% compare
- 211 San Marino 18.2% compare
- 213 Puerto Rico 17.7% compare
- 214 Andorra 16.2% compare
- 215 Singapore 15.8% compare
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Qatar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar was 18.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Qatar ranks 212th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.