Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Age dependency ratio young of working age population was 47.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
47.53
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.91
in 1963
All-time low
36.3
in 2007
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 47.53 for age dependency ratio young of working age population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan peaked at 67.91 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 36.3, in 2007.

Kazakhstan ranks 74th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 59.37 —
1951 58.01 -2.3%
1952 56.22 -3.1%
1953 54.6 -2.9%
1954 53.29 -2.4%
1955 52.81 -0.9%
1956 53.36 +1.0%
1957 54.84 +2.8%
1958 57.64 +5.1%
1959 61.26 +6.3%
1960 64.7 +5.6%
1961 66.92 +3.4%
1962 67.73 +1.2%
1963 67.91 +0.3%
1964 67.54 -0.5%
1965 66.72 -1.2%
1966 65.69 -1.6%
1967 64.58 -1.7%
1968 63.38 -1.8%
1969 62.17 -1.9%
1970 61 -1.9%
1971 59.82 -1.9%
1972 58.58 -2.1%
1973 57.3 -2.2%
1974 56.01 -2.2%
1975 54.75 -2.2%
1976 53.98 -1.4%
1977 53.65 -0.6%
1978 53.29 -0.7%
1979 54.24 +1.8%
1980 55.07 +1.5%
1981 54.52 -1.0%
1982 54.09 -0.8%
1983 53.78 -0.6%
1984 53.61 -0.3%
1985 53.56 -0.1%
1986 53.19 -0.7%
1987 52.44 -1.4%
1988 51.61 -1.6%
1989 51.02 -1.1%
1990 50.71 -0.6%
1991 50.42 -0.6%
1992 50.06 -0.7%
1993 49.64 -0.8%
1994 49.12 -1.0%
1995 48.43 -1.4%
1996 47.54 -1.8%
1997 46.43 -2.3%
1998 45.12 -2.8%
1999 43.61 -3.3%
2000 42.08 -3.5%
2001 40.62 -3.5%
2002 39.23 -3.4%
2003 38.06 -3.0%
2004 37.21 -2.2%
2005 36.65 -1.5%
2006 36.34 -0.9%
2007 36.3 -0.1%
2008 36.54 +0.7%
2009 36.86 +0.9%
2010 37.24 +1.0%
2011 37.9 +1.8%
2012 38.81 +2.4%
2013 39.87 +2.7%
2014 41.02 +2.9%
2015 42.21 +2.9%
2016 43.34 +2.7%
2017 44.34 +2.3%
2018 45.09 +1.7%
2019 45.69 +1.3%
2020 46.26 +1.3%
2021 46.99 +1.6%
2022 47.49 +1.1%
2023 47.53 +0.1%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 47.53 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.69, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 47.53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.95, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.14 52.81 61.26 10
1960s 65.73 62.17 67.91 10
1970s 56.26 53.29 61 10
1980s 53.29 51.02 55.07 10
1990s 48.11 43.61 50.71 10
2000s 37.99 36.3 42.08 10
2010s 41.55 37.24 45.69 10
2020s 47.07 46.26 47.53 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 71 Algeria 48.65 compare
  2. 72 Jordan 48.45 compare
  3. 73 Honduras 47.9 compare
  4. 75 Cambodia 47.1 compare
  5. 76 Laos 47.08 compare
  6. 77 Bolivia 46.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan?
Age dependency ratio young of working age population in Kazakhstan was 47.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 67.91 in 1963.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio young of working age population recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 36.3 in 2007.
How does Kazakhstan rank for age dependency ratio young of working age population?
Kazakhstan ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is age dependency ratio young of working age population rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio young of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Age dependency ratio young of working age population
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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