Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.POP.DPND•Percentage•1960 → 2024•217 countries
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 44.17%
44.17% – 49.66%
49.66% – 53.54%
53.54% – 57.07%
57.07% – 62.88%
62.88% – 74.27%
> 74.27%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Countries
217
Median
54.6%
Mean
57.5%
25th pctl
48.3%
75th pctl
66%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Central African RepublicMonacoNiger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 104.73% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 98.57% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 96.83% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 96.79% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 96.5% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 94.27% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 92.92% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 89.51% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 89.5% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 89.41% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 84.98% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 84.27% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 83.76% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 82.78% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 80.74% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 80.1% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 80.03% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 79.71% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 79.68% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 79.33% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 78.77% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 77.85% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 77.47% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 76.93% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 76.78% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 76.69% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 76.45% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 76.34% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 74.93% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 74.64% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 74.4% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 74.25% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 73.43% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 73.28% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 72.77% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 72.35% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 72.14% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 72.07% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 71.82% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 71.61% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 71.21% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 70.45% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 70.32% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 70.12% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 69.41% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 69.39% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 68.5% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 68.43% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 68.38% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 68.26% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 66.98% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 66.65% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 66.56% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 66.12% | 2024 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 65.95% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 65.36% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 64.44% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 64.24% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 63.76% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 63.75% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 63% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 62.83% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 62.68% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 62.27% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 61.36% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 61.35% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 60.76% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 60.6% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 60.52% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 60.29% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 59.68% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 59.57% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 59.57% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 59.13% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 59.11% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 59.01% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 59.01% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 59% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 58.72% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 58.65% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 58.59% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 58.57% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 58.51% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 57.94% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 57.64% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 57.61% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 57.52% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 57.49% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 57.45% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 57.32% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 57.3% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 57.1% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 57.05% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 56.84% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 56.66% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 56.34% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 56.25% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 56.15% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 56.14% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 56% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 55.99% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 55.51% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 55.21% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 55.09% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 54.87% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 54.79% | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 54.68% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 54.59% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 54.48% | 2024 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 54.47% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 54.45% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 54.34% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 54.3% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 54.14% | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 53.97% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 53.94% | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 53.82% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 53.78% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 53.77% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 53.73% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 53.69% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 53.64% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 53.54% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 53.53% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 53.49% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 53.46% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 53.06% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 52.64% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 52.57% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 52.57% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 52.55% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 52.3% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 52.19% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 52.09% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 52.05% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 51.82% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 51.67% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 51.56% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 51.56% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 51.43% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 51.3% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 51.29% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 51.04% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 50.99% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 50.97% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 50.56% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 50.53% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 50.46% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 50.17% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 50.06% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 49.8% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 49.7% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 49.66% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 49.64% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 49.15% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 49.12% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 48.92% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 48.81% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 48.72% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 48.66% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 48.31% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 48% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 47.94% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 47.65% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 46.81% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 46.76% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 46.56% | 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 46.53% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 46.48% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 46.43% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 46.37% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 46.22% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 46.21% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 46.2% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 45.66% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 45.46% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 45.14% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 44.98% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 44.57% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 44.48% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 44.33% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 44.28% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 44.26% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 44.24% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 43.73% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 43.61% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 43.14% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 43.09% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 42.96% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 42.53% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 42.22% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 42.01% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 42.01% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 41.89% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 41.67% | 2024 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 41% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 39.84% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 39.54% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 39.23% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 38.56% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 38.3% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 37.75% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 37.66% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 37.28% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 36.82% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 36.55% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 33.94% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 33.66% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 31.98% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 31.78% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 29.15% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 27.1% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 21.77% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 20.12% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)