Age dependency ratio, young in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Age dependency ratio, young was 42.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 42.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 100.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2025.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 82nd 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 in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.1% | — |
| 1961 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 100.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 100.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 100.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 100.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 100.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.8% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.7% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 99.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 99.1% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 90.7% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 89.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.5% | 91.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 93.6% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 78.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 60.1% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 59.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 42.6% | 56.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Syrian Arab Republic was 42.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2025.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 82nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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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.