Age dependency ratio, young in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio, young was 32.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 32.2% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Saudi Arabia peaked at 88.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2025.
That places Saudi Arabia 111th out of 217 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 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.2% | — |
| 1961 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 85.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.3% | 81.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.4% | 82.5% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 65.9% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 41.2% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.2% | 35.4% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Saudi Arabia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Saudi Arabia was 32.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2025.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 111th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.