Age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen
Yemen: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 77.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen stood at 77.73. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen peaked at 117.4 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 77.73, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.17 | 78.55 | 82.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.64 | 78.54 | 87.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.55 | 88.98 | 103.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.65 | 105.66 | 116.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.97 | 109.38 | 117.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.98 | 88.05 | 107.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.34 | 78.45 | 86.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.03 | 77.73 | 78.25 | 4 |
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More population data for Yemen
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.258 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 46,827 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.5 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.5 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.04 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Yemen was 77.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4 in 1992.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.73 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Yemen ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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