demographic2025
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
57.5Percentage
Median: 55.2Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
103.6Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
20.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic103.6Percentage
2Monaco99.1Percentage
3Somalia96.7Percentage
4Democratic Republic of the Congo96.2Percentage
5Niger95.5Percentage
By Region
Africa64.8Percentage(9 countries)
Other59.4Percentage(135 countries)
Europe56.0Percentage(32 countries)
Oceania55.4Percentage(2 countries)
North America53.5Percentage(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (20.0Percentage)High (103.6Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.5Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6Percentage |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1Percentage |
| 3 | Somalia | 96.7Percentage |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.2Percentage |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5Percentage |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9Percentage |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6Percentage |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7Percentage |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3Percentage |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0Percentage |
| 11 | Mauritania | 83.9Percentage |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83.1Percentage |
| 13 | Uganda | 82.9Percentage |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 81.8Percentage |
| 15 | Benin | 79.9Percentage |
| 16 | Samoa | 79.0Percentage |
| 17 | Guinea | 78.6Percentage |
| 18 | Cameroon | 78.4Percentage |
| 19 | Togo | 78.3Percentage |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 78.1Percentage |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 78.1Percentage |
| 22 | Sudan | 77.3Percentage |
| 23 | Nigeria | 77.3Percentage |
| 24 | Yemen | 77.2Percentage |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 75.8Percentage |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 75.5Percentage |
| 27 | Zambia | 75.3Percentage |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 75.2Percentage |
| 29 | Malawi | 74.6Percentage |
| 30 | Liberia | 73.7Percentage |
| 31 | Madagascar | 73.6Percentage |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 73.4Percentage |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 72.6Percentage |
| 34 | Eritrea | 72.0Percentage |
| 35 | Tonga | 71.7Percentage |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.1Percentage |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 70.8Percentage |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.6Percentage |
| 39 | Senegal | 70.6Percentage |
| 40 | Comoros | 70.4Percentage |
| 41 | Japan | 70.2Percentage |
| 42 | South Sudan | 69.7Percentage |
| 43 | Rwanda | 69.6Percentage |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 69.3Percentage |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.1Percentage |
| 46 | Saint Martin (French part) | 68.7Percentage |
| 47 | Pakistan | 68.4Percentage |
| 48 | Namibia | 67.9Percentage |
| 49 | Gabon | 67.7Percentage |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 67.3Percentage |
| 51 | Nauru | 67.1Percentage |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 66.8Percentage |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 66.5Percentage |
| 54 | Israel | 66.3Percentage |
| 55 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 65.5Percentage |
| 56 | Iraq | 65.2Percentage |
| 57 | Kenya | 64.7Percentage |
| 58 | Ghana | 64.5Percentage |
| 59 | Guam | 63.8Percentage |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 63.3Percentage |
| 61 | France | 63.3Percentage |
| 62 | Kiribati | 63.2Percentage |
| 63 | Finland | 62.7Percentage |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 62.2Percentage |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 61.7Percentage |
| 66 | Lesotho | 61.2Percentage |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.0Percentage |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.5Percentage |
| 69 | Portugal | 60.4Percentage |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 60.4Percentage |
| 71 | Sweden | 60.3Percentage |
| 72 | Germany | 60.2Percentage |
| 73 | Isle of Man | 60.0Percentage |
| 74 | Latvia | 59.7Percentage |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 59.6Percentage |
| 76 | Eswatini | 59.6Percentage |
| 77 | Croatia | 59.5Percentage |
| 78 | Serbia | 59.5Percentage |
| 79 | Greece | 59.4Percentage |
| 80 | Estonia | 58.9Percentage |
| 81 | Mongolia | 58.7Percentage |
| 82 | Egypt | 58.3Percentage |
| 83 | Italy | 58.1Percentage |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 58.1Percentage |
| 85 | Algeria | 58.1Percentage |
| 86 | Slovenia | 58.0Percentage |
| 87 | Denmark | 57.9Percentage |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 57.9Percentage |
| 89 | Belgium | 57.9Percentage |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 57.8Percentage |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 57.5Percentage |
| 92 | Georgia | 57.4Percentage |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 57.2Percentage |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 56.9Percentage |
| 95 | Montenegro | 56.7Percentage |
| 96 | Botswana | 56.3Percentage |
| 97 | Lebanon | 56.3Percentage |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 56.3Percentage |
| 99 | Guatemala | 56.2Percentage |
| 100 | Bermuda | 56.2Percentage |
| 101 | Guyana | 56.0Percentage |
| 102 | Cambodia | 55.9Percentage |
| 103 | Netherlands | 55.8Percentage |
| 104 | Australia | 55.7Percentage |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.5Percentage |
| 106 | Romania | 55.5Percentage |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 55.3Percentage |
| 108 | Haiti | 55.2Percentage |
| 109 | Hungary | 55.1Percentage |
| 110 | New Zealand | 55.0Percentage |
| 111 | United States of America | 55.0Percentage |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 54.9Percentage |
| 113 | Switzerland | 54.6Percentage |
| 114 | Austria | 54.4Percentage |
| 115 | Canada | 54.4Percentage |
| 116 | Lithuania | 54.4Percentage |
| 117 | Poland | 54.4Percentage |
| 118 | Bolivia | 54.3Percentage |
| 119 | Paraguay | 54.1Percentage |
| 120 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 54.0Percentage |
| 121 | Norway | 53.9Percentage |
| 122 | San Marino | 53.8Percentage |
| 123 | Jordan | 53.7Percentage |
| 124 | Venezuela | 53.7Percentage |
| 125 | American Samoa | 53.6Percentage |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 53.4Percentage |
| 127 | Honduras | 53.4Percentage |
| 128 | Nepal | 53.1Percentage |
| 129 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.0Percentage |
| 130 | Slovakia | 52.9Percentage |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 52.4Percentage |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 52.2Percentage |
| 133 | Ireland | 52.2Percentage |
| 134 | Aruba | 52.2Percentage |
| 135 | Spain | 52.1Percentage |
| 136 | Albania | 52.0Percentage |
| 137 | Panama | 51.9Percentage |
| 138 | Uruguay | 51.9Percentage |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 51.9Percentage |
| 140 | Belarus | 51.9Percentage |
| 141 | Barbados | 51.9Percentage |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 51.5Percentage |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 51.5Percentage |
| 144 | Djibouti | 51.0Percentage |
| 145 | Argentina | 50.7Percentage |
| 146 | Morocco | 50.7Percentage |
| 147 | Suriname | 50.4Percentage |
| 148 | Tunisia | 50.4Percentage |
| 149 | Iceland | 50.4Percentage |
| 150 | Fiji | 50.3Percentage |
| 151 | Malta | 50.2Percentage |
| 152 | Armenia | 50.2Percentage |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.9Percentage |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.5Percentage |
| 155 | Peru | 49.4Percentage |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 49.0Percentage |
| 157 | Philippines | 48.9Percentage |
| 158 | El Salvador | 48.6Percentage |
| 159 | Ukraine | 48.5Percentage |
| 160 | Mexico | 48.4Percentage |
| 161 | South Africa | 48.4Percentage |
| 162 | Ecuador | 48.1Percentage |
| 163 | Vietnam | 47.8Percentage |
| 164 | Greenland | 47.6Percentage |
| 165 | Cuba | 47.2Percentage |
| 166 | Libya | 47.1Percentage |
| 167 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1Percentage |
| 168 | Curaçao | 46.9Percentage |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 46.7Percentage |
| 170 | Indonesia | 46.6Percentage |
| 171 | North Korea | 46.3Percentage |
| 172 | Grenada | 46.3Percentage |
| 173 | Myanmar | 46.2Percentage |
| 174 | Türkiye | 46.2Percentage |
| 175 | India | 46.1Percentage |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 46.1Percentage |
| 177 | Belize | 46.0Percentage |
| 178 | Chile | 45.2Percentage |
| 179 | Costa Rica | 45.1Percentage |
| 180 | Cyprus | 45.0Percentage |
| 181 | Brazil | 44.6Percentage |
| 182 | Dominica | 44.5Percentage |
| 183 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.1Percentage |
| 184 | South Korea | 44.0Percentage |
| 185 | Thailand | 43.7Percentage |
| 186 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.7Percentage |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 43.7Percentage |
| 188 | Azerbaijan | 43.6Percentage |
| 189 | People's Republic of China | 43.5Percentage |
| 190 | Colombia | 43.3Percentage |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.0Percentage |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.5Percentage |
| 193 | Palau | 42.4Percentage |
| 194 | Bahamas | 42.1Percentage |
| 195 | Malaysia | 41.5Percentage |
| 196 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.4Percentage |
| 197 | Macao | 40.5Percentage |
| 198 | Mauritius | 40.2Percentage |
| 199 | Seychelles | 39.9Percentage |
| 200 | Andorra | 39.2Percentage |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 38.6Percentage |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38.2Percentage |
| 203 | Saint Lucia | 37.4Percentage |
| 204 | Oman | 37.0Percentage |
| 205 | Bhutan | 37.0Percentage |
| 206 | Jamaica | 36.7Percentage |
| 207 | Saudi Arabia | 36.4Percentage |
| 208 | Singapore | 35.0Percentage |
| 209 | Cayman Islands | 34.4Percentage |
| 210 | Virgin Islands, British | 31.9Percentage |
| 211 | Maldives | 31.6Percentage |
| 212 | Bahrain | 28.9Percentage |
| 213 | Kuwait | 26.8Percentage |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 21.6Percentage |
| 215 | Qatar | 20.0Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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