Age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 22 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates stood at 22. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates peaked at 88.04 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 228th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.2 | 70.45 | 88.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.56 | 47.28 | 67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.42 | 39.56 | 45.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.85 | 40.09 | 47.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.41 | 30.15 | 44.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.51 | 22.46 | 28.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.36 | 22.22 | 22.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.11 | 22 | 22.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 225 British Virgin Islands 32.21 compare
- 226 Bahrain, Kingdom of 29.25 compare
- 227 Kuwait 27.48 compare
- 229 Qatar 20.1 compare
More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.911 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
- Population density 367.99 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.911 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6462 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,450 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.6461 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.21 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,377 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in United Arab Emirates was 22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 88.04 in 1952.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 228th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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