demographic2023
Youth dependency ratio
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
40.9%
Median: 33.0%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
100.9%
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
12.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic100.9%
2Niger93.1%
3Somalia92.0%
4Chad91.3%
5Mali90.9%
By Region
Africa58.8%(9 countries)
Other45.0%(155 countries)
Asia36.3%(27 countries)
North America34.6%(4 countries)
South America31.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (12.2%)High (100.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 40.9%)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.9% |
| 2 | Niger | 93.1% |
| 3 | Somalia | 92.0% |
| 4 | Chad | 91.3% |
| 5 | Mali | 90.9% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.6% |
| 7 | Burundi | 87.0% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 85.3% |
| 9 | Angola | 84.7% |
| 10 | Uganda | 81.5% |
| 11 | Mayotte | 81.0% |
| 12 | Mauritania | 80.1% |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 79.5% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.8% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 77.1% |
| 16 | Benin | 76.0% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 75.3% |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 75.1% |
| 19 | Nigeria | 74.8% |
| 20 | Zambia | 74.7% |
| 21 | Guinea | 74.6% |
| 22 | Togo | 74.4% |
| 23 | Malawi | 73.7% |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 73.5% |
| 25 | Yemen | 73.3% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 72.7% |
| 27 | Sudan | 72.4% |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 72.4% |
| 29 | Liberia | 70.5% |
| 30 | Samoa | 69.7% |
| 31 | South Sudan | 69.6% |
| 32 | Madagascar | 69.3% |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 68.5% |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.1% |
| 35 | Eritrea | 67.7% |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 67.5% |
| 37 | Senegal | 66.9% |
| 38 | State of Palestine | 66.4% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.2% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 66.1% |
| 41 | Rwanda | 64.6% |
| 42 | Nauru | 64.5% |
| 43 | Comoros | 64.3% |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.6% |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 63.3% |
| 46 | Namibia | 63.1% |
| 47 | Pakistan | 63.0% |
| 48 | Kenya | 62.8% |
| 49 | Iraq | 62.3% |
| 50 | Gabon | 61.8% |
| 51 | Tonga | 61.6% |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 61.0% |
| 53 | Ghana | 60.1% |
| 54 | Kiribati | 57.3% |
| 55 | Lesotho | 57.0% |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 57.0% |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 56.6% |
| 58 | Eswatini | 54.1% |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 53.8% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 53.3% |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.8% |
| 62 | Mongolia | 52.2% |
| 63 | Egypt | 51.8% |
| 64 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 51.7% |
| 65 | Guatemala | 50.9% |
| 66 | Botswana | 50.6% |
| 67 | French Guiana | 50.4% |
| 68 | Haiti | 49.5% |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 49.4% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 48.7% |
| 71 | Algeria | 48.6% |
| 72 | Jordan | 48.4% |
| 73 | Honduras | 47.9% |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 47.5% |
| 75 | Cambodia | 47.1% |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47.1% |
| 77 | Bolivia | 46.9% |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.7% |
| 79 | Israel | 46.0% |
| 80 | Guyana | 45.7% |
| 81 | Djibouti | 45.0% |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 44.6% |
| 83 | Paraguay | 44.4% |
| 84 | Nepal | 44.2% |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 43.4% |
| 86 | Philippines | 43.3% |
| 87 | American Samoa | 42.4% |
| 88 | Lebanon | 42.1% |
| 89 | Guam | 42.1% |
| 90 | Libya | 41.6% |
| 91 | Fiji | 41.3% |
| 92 | Tokelau | 41.2% |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 41.1% |
| 94 | Venezuela | 40.5% |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 39.9% |
| 96 | Belize | 39.6% |
| 97 | Morocco | 39.4% |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 39.3% |
| 99 | Suriname | 39.1% |
| 100 | South Africa | 38.7% |
| 101 | Panama | 38.5% |
| 102 | Niue | 38.4% |
| 103 | El Salvador | 37.7% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 37.4% |
| 105 | Mexico | 37.1% |
| 106 | India | 36.8% |
| 107 | Tunisia | 36.8% |
| 108 | Indonesia | 36.7% |
| 109 | Peru | 36.5% |
| 110 | Myanmar | 35.8% |
| 111 | Oman | 35.0% |
| 112 | Vietnam | 34.8% |
| 113 | Saint Martin (French part) | 34.3% |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 33.9% |
| 115 | Argentina | 33.8% |
| 116 | Western Sahara | 33.3% |
| 117 | Reunion | 33.2% |
| 118 | Georgia | 33.1% |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 33.0% |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 33.0% |
| 121 | Wallis and Futuna | 32.9% |
| 122 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.9% |
| 123 | Faroe Islands | 32.5% |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.4% |
| 125 | Saint Barthélemy | 32.1% |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 32.1% |
| 127 | Türkiye | 32.0% |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 31.9% |
| 129 | Malaysia | 31.7% |
| 130 | Moldova, Republic of | 31.0% |
| 131 | Greenland | 30.1% |
| 132 | Bhutan | 29.7% |
| 133 | Colombia | 29.4% |
| 134 | Grenada | 29.1% |
| 135 | Armenia | 29.1% |
| 136 | Ireland | 29.1% |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.0% |
| 138 | Brazil | 28.7% |
| 139 | Montenegro | 28.6% |
| 140 | Uruguay | 28.5% |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 28.4% |
| 142 | New Zealand | 28.3% |
| 143 | Seychelles | 28.2% |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 28.0% |
| 145 | Australia | 27.9% |
| 146 | Sweden | 27.7% |
| 147 | North Korea | 27.5% |
| 148 | Gibraltar | 27.5% |
| 149 | United Kingdom | 27.5% |
| 150 | France | 27.3% |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 27.2% |
| 152 | Iceland | 27.1% |
| 153 | United States of America | 27.1% |
| 154 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 27.0% |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 26.6% |
| 156 | Maldives | 26.5% |
| 157 | Montserrat | 26.3% |
| 158 | Barbados | 26.3% |
| 159 | Palau | 26.3% |
| 160 | Jamaica | 26.2% |
| 161 | Dominica | 26.2% |
| 162 | Bahamas | 26.1% |
| 163 | Monaco | 26.1% |
| 164 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 26.1% |
| 165 | Aruba | 25.9% |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.8% |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.8% |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.7% |
| 169 | Belgium | 25.6% |
| 170 | Albania | 25.6% |
| 171 | Norway | 25.4% |
| 172 | Estonia | 25.3% |
| 173 | Chile | 25.2% |
| 174 | Belarus | 25.2% |
| 175 | Denmark | 25.0% |
| 176 | Latvia | 24.9% |
| 177 | Martinique | 24.9% |
| 178 | Romania | 24.7% |
| 179 | Czech Republic | 24.6% |
| 180 | Bahrain | 24.5% |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 24.5% |
| 182 | Finland | 24.3% |
| 183 | Anguilla | 24.2% |
| 184 | Slovakia | 24.1% |
| 185 | People's Republic of China | 24.0% |
| 186 | Kuwait | 23.7% |
| 187 | Netherlands | 23.5% |
| 188 | Canada | 23.4% |
| 189 | Slovenia | 23.4% |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 23.1% |
| 191 | Poland | 23.1% |
| 192 | Cyprus | 23.1% |
| 193 | Saint Helena | 23.0% |
| 194 | Switzerland | 23.0% |
| 195 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 22.9% |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 22.9% |
| 197 | Bulgaria | 22.8% |
| 198 | Lithuania | 22.8% |
| 199 | Cuba | 22.7% |
| 200 | Serbia | 22.7% |
| 201 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 22.6% |
| 202 | Croatia | 22.4% |
| 203 | Hungary | 22.4% |
| 204 | Curaçao | 22.3% |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.3% |
| 206 | Guernsey | 22.0% |
| 207 | Germany | 22.0% |
| 208 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.9% |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 21.9% |
| 210 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 21.8% |
| 211 | Austria | 21.8% |
| 212 | Jersey | 21.7% |
| 213 | Cayman Islands | 21.7% |
| 214 | Greece | 21.6% |
| 215 | Thailand | 21.5% |
| 216 | Ukraine | 21.3% |
| 217 | Bermuda | 21.3% |
| 218 | Mauritius | 21.0% |
| 219 | Portugal | 20.5% |
| 220 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3% |
| 221 | Spain | 20.1% |
| 222 | Virgin Islands, British | 20.0% |
| 223 | United Arab Emirates | 19.9% |
| 224 | Japan | 19.8% |
| 225 | Malta | 19.6% |
| 226 | Macao | 19.5% |
| 227 | San Marino | 19.4% |
| 228 | Italy | 19.1% |
| 229 | Puerto Rico | 18.8% |
| 230 | Qatar | 18.2% |
| 231 | Taiwan, Province of China | 17.1% |
| 232 | Andorra | 16.9% |
| 233 | Hong Kong | 15.8% |
| 234 | Singapore | 15.7% |
| 235 | South Korea | 15.5% |
| 236 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 12.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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