Age dependency ratio, young in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio, young was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in United Arab Emirates peaked at 63.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2025.
That places United Arab Emirates 205th out of 218 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.1% | — |
| 1961 | 60.2% | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 57.8% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 51.1% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 48.6% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 46.5% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 45.0% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 43.3% | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 40.3% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.5% | 45.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.2% | 37.4% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 38.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 28.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.3% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in United Arab Emirates?
- Age dependency ratio, young in United Arab Emirates was 19.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 205th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.