Age dependency ratio, young in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Age dependency ratio, young was 48.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 48.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Turkmenistan peaked at 91.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 66th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.9% | — |
| 1961 | 77.8% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 81.5% | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 84.9% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 89.4% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 88.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 86.5% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 84.8% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 83.2% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 81.5% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 79.9% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 78.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 77.0% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 75.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 73.9% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.9% | 77.0% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 73.1% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 65.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 47.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.1% | 49.4% | 6 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Turkmenistan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Turkmenistan was 48.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Turkmenistan ranks 66th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.