Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) by country
Countries reporting
74
Highest
72.99
Yemen
Lowest
16.47
Andorra
Median
25.32
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
4,780
What the numbers show
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 72.99 in Yemen; the lowest is 16.47 in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.32, and the mean is 31.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 24.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 37.6%).
Age dependency ratio, young: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 72.99 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan | 71.98 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 3 | State of Palestine | 65.47 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 60.96 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 60.55 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.18 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 7 | Egypt | 50.87 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 49.35 | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 49.26 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 10 | Algeria | 48.07 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 47.4 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 12 | Jordan | 47.32 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 13 | Djibouti | 44.21 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.12 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 15 | Lebanon | 41.13 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 16 | Libya | 40.57 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 17 | Morocco | 38.7 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 18 | Tunisia | 36.19 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 19 | Oman | 34.02 | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 20 | Georgia | 32.72 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 32.53 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 32.37 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 31.42 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 31.32 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 25 | Republic of Moldova | 30.92 | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 29.92 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 27 | Armenia | 28.69 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 28.31 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 28.3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 27.28 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 27.14 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | France | 26.9 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 33 | Monaco | 26.75 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 26.68 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 26.36 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 25.82 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 25.43 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 25.21 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 24.9 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 24.8 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 41 | Denmark | 24.74 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Belarus | 24.68 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 24.52 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 24.44 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Bahrain | 24.17 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 24.15 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 23.99 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 48 | Finland | 23.81 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands | 23.3 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 50 | Cyprus | 23.19 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 23.17 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 52 | Kuwait | 23.16 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 22.99 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 22.95 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 22.8 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 22.76 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 22.71 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 22.58 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 59 | Hungary | 22.29 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 22.14 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 61 | Germany | 22.12 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 21.94 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | 21.83 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 64 | Greece | 21.04 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 20.68 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 66 | Portugal | 20.43 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.14 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 19.62 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 69 | Spain | 19.6 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 19.52 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 71 | San Marino | 18.76 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 18.73 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 73 | Qatar | 18.1 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 74 | Andorra | 16.47 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |