Age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Age dependency ratio, young was 77.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 77.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 96.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2025.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.2% | — |
| 1961 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 92.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.4% | 84.9% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 89.3% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.7% | 92.1% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 84.5% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 84.5% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.5% | 80.9% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Tanzania, United Republic of was 77.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.