Age dependency ratio young of working age population by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
100.88
Central African Republic
Lowest
12.2
Vatican
Median
33.02
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Age dependency ratio young of working age population is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 100.88 in Central African Republic; the lowest is 12.2 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.02, and the mean is 40.92.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 183 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Barthelemy (up 48.4%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 30.6%).
Age dependency ratio young of working age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.88 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 93.07 | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 3 | Somalia | 91.97 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | Chad | 91.3 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 5 | Mali | 90.86 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 90.65 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 87.03 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 85.28 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 84.71 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 81.5 | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mayotte | 81 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritania | 80.07 | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 79.47 | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 78.78 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 77.12 | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 16 | Benin | 75.96 | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 75.29 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 75.05 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 74.79 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 74.72 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 74.56 | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 74.41 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 73.66 | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 73.5 | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 25 | Yemen | 73.27 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Congo | 72.74 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 72.41 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 28 | Gambia | 72.36 | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 29 | Liberia | 70.51 | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 30 | Samoa | 69.7 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 31 | South Sudan | 69.63 | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 32 | Madagascar | 69.31 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 68.51 | 2023 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.11 | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 35 | Eritrea | 67.65 | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 67.54 | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 66.86 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 38 | Palestine | 66.35 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.17 | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 66.14 | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 64.56 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 42 | Nauru | 64.46 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 43 | Comoros | 64.35 | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.65 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 63.32 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 63.06 | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Pakistan | 63.03 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 62.79 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iraq | 62.33 | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 50 | Gabon | 61.83 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 51 | Tonga | 61.65 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 61 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 60.11 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 54 | Kiribati | 57.3 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 55 | Lesotho | 57.02 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 56.97 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 57 | East Timor | 56.64 | 2023 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 58 | Eswatini | 54.14 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 53.79 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 53.28 | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.78 | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 52.22 | 2023 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 51.82 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 64 | Micronesia (country) | 51.7 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 50.91 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 50.64 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 67 | French Guiana | 50.36 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 68 | Haiti | 49.48 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 49.44 | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 48.67 | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 48.65 | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 72 | Jordan | 48.45 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 73 | Honduras | 47.9 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 47.53 | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 47.1 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 76 | Laos | 47.08 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia | 46.87 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 78 | Syria | 46.69 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 79 | Israel | 46.05 | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 80 | Guyana | 45.68 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 81 | Djibouti | 45.02 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 44.64 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 44.38 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 84 | Nepal | 44.23 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 43.42 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 86 | Philippines | 43.26 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 87 | American Samoa | 42.36 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 88 | Lebanon | 42.1 | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 89 | Guam | 42.06 | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 90 | Libya | 41.63 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 91 | Fiji | 41.32 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 92 | Tokelau | 41.15 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 41.09 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 94 | Venezuela | 40.54 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 39.87 | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 96 | Belize | 39.6 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 97 | Morocco | 39.36 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 39.33 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 99 | Suriname | 39.06 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 100 | South Africa | 38.7 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 38.49 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 102 | Niue | 38.35 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 37.75 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 104 | Ecuador | 37.37 | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 105 | Mexico | 37.14 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 106 | India | 36.84 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 36.8 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 108 | Indonesia | 36.66 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 109 | Peru | 36.55 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 110 | Myanmar | 35.84 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 34.98 | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 112 | Vietnam | 34.83 | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 113 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 34.27 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 33.93 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 115 | Argentina | 33.82 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 116 | Western Sahara | 33.27 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 117 | Reunion | 33.17 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 33.06 | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 119 | Iran | 32.98 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 32.97 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 121 | Wallis and Futuna | 32.92 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 122 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.89 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 123 | Faroe Islands | 32.46 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.41 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 125 | Saint Barthelemy | 32.15 | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 32.08 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 127 | Turkey | 32.04 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 31.94 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 129 | Malaysia | 31.72 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 130 | Moldova | 31.05 | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 131 | Greenland | 30.12 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 132 | Bhutan | 29.74 | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 133 | Colombia | 29.41 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 134 | Grenada | 29.07 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 135 | Armenia | 29.07 | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 136 | Ireland | 29.06 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 137 | Brunei | 29.01 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 138 | Brazil | 28.71 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 139 | Montenegro | 28.56 | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 140 | Uruguay | 28.53 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 28.38 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 28.34 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 143 | Seychelles | 28.16 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 28.04 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 145 | Australia | 27.92 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 146 | Sweden | 27.73 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 147 | North Korea | 27.51 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 148 | Gibraltar | 27.49 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 149 | United Kingdom | 27.48 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 150 | France | 27.31 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 27.24 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 27.11 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 153 | United States | 27.08 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 154 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.98 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 155 | Russia | 26.59 | 2023 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 26.52 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 157 | Montserrat | 26.34 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 158 | Barbados | 26.33 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 159 | Palau | 26.26 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 160 | Jamaica | 26.21 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 161 | Dominica | 26.2 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 162 | Bahamas | 26.12 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 163 | Monaco | 26.11 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 26.09 | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 165 | Aruba | 25.86 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.84 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.82 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.71 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 169 | Belgium | 25.63 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 170 | Albania | 25.57 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 171 | Norway | 25.41 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 172 | Estonia | 25.3 | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 173 | Chile | 25.22 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 174 | Belarus | 25.17 | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 175 | Denmark | 24.97 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 176 | Latvia | 24.92 | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 177 | Martinique | 24.87 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 178 | Romania | 24.66 | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 179 | Czechia | 24.57 | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 180 | Bahrain | 24.55 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 24.54 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 182 | Finland | 24.29 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 183 | Anguilla | 24.21 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 184 | Slovakia | 24.09 | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 185 | China | 24.01 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 186 | Kuwait | 23.71 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 187 | Netherlands | 23.46 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 188 | Canada | 23.42 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 189 | Slovenia | 23.42 | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 23.14 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 191 | Poland | 23.1 | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 192 | Cyprus | 23.06 | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Helena | 23.04 | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 194 | Switzerland | 22.96 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 195 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 22.91 | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 22.9 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 197 | Bulgaria | 22.85 | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 198 | Lithuania | 22.81 | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 199 | Cuba | 22.72 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 200 | Serbia | 22.67 | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 201 | Falkland Islands | 22.62 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 202 | Croatia | 22.43 | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 203 | Hungary | 22.39 | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 204 | Curacao | 22.26 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.25 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 206 | Guernsey | 22 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 207 | Germany | 21.99 | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 208 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.92 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 21.91 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 210 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 21.84 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 211 | Austria | 21.82 | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 212 | Jersey | 21.73 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 213 | Cayman Islands | 21.68 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 214 | Greece | 21.59 | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 215 | Thailand | 21.5 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 216 | Ukraine | 21.29 | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 217 | Bermuda | 21.29 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 218 | Mauritius | 21.03 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 219 | Portugal | 20.47 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 220 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 221 | Spain | 20.06 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 222 | British Virgin Islands | 20.02 | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 223 | United Arab Emirates | 19.93 | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 224 | Japan | 19.82 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 225 | Malta | 19.62 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 226 | Macao | 19.46 | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 227 | San Marino | 19.36 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 228 | Italy | 19.08 | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 229 | Puerto Rico | 18.83 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 230 | Qatar | 18.21 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 231 | Taiwan | 17.13 | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 232 | Andorra | 16.94 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 233 | Hong Kong | 15.81 | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 234 | Singapore | 15.69 | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 235 | South Korea | 15.52 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 236 | Vatican | 12.2 | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |