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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
41.3%
Median: 34.0%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
100.3%
Lowest
South Korea
15.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic100.3%
2Niger91.7%
3Somalia91.7%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo90.5%
5Mali89.6%
By Region
Africa57.9%(9 countries)
Other46.3%(135 countries)
Asia36.4%(26 countries)
North America34.0%(4 countries)
South America30.7%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (15.1%)High (100.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 41.3%)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | 100.3% |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% |
| 3 | Somalia | 91.7% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.5% |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% |
| 11 | Mauritania | 79.0% |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 78.4% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.2% |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 75.3% |
| 15 | Benin | 75.1% |
| 16 | Cameroon | 74.3% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 73.6% |
| 18 | Guinea | 73.5% |
| 19 | Togo | 73.3% |
| 20 | Nigeria | 73.3% |
| 21 | Zambia | 73.3% |
| 22 | Yemen | 73.0% |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.3% |
| 24 | Sudan | 72.0% |
| 25 | Malawi | 71.8% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 71.5% |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 71.0% |
| 28 | Liberia | 69.1% |
| 29 | Samoa | 69.1% |
| 30 | Madagascar | 68.5% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 67.7% |
| 32 | South Sudan | 67.0% |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.8% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 66.8% |
| 35 | Eritrea | 66.1% |
| 36 | Senegal | 65.6% |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 65.5% |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 64.9% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 64.9% |
| 40 | Rwanda | 63.6% |
| 41 | Nauru | 63.6% |
| 42 | Comoros | 63.6% |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.2% |
| 44 | Namibia | 62.3% |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 62.2% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 62.1% |
| 47 | Gabon | 61.4% |
| 48 | Kenya | 61.2% |
| 49 | Tonga | 61.2% |
| 50 | Iraq | 61.0% |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 60.5% |
| 52 | Ghana | 59.2% |
| 53 | Kiribati | 56.8% |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 56.6% |
| 55 | Lesotho | 56.0% |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 55.1% |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 54.6% |
| 58 | Eswatini | 53.5% |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 53.1% |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.2% |
| 61 | Mongolia | 51.4% |
| 62 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 51.2% |
| 63 | Egypt | 50.9% |
| 64 | Botswana | 50.3% |
| 65 | Guatemala | 49.7% |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 49.3% |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 49.3% |
| 68 | Haiti | 48.7% |
| 69 | Algeria | 48.1% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 47.4% |
| 71 | Jordan | 47.3% |
| 72 | Honduras | 47.1% |
| 73 | Cambodia | 46.5% |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.4% |
| 75 | Bolivia | 46.1% |
| 76 | Israel | 45.7% |
| 77 | Guyana | 45.5% |
| 78 | Djibouti | 44.2% |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.1% |
| 80 | Paraguay | 44.1% |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 43.8% |
| 82 | Nepal | 43.7% |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 42.7% |
| 84 | Guam | 42.3% |
| 85 | Philippines | 41.8% |
| 86 | American Samoa | 41.6% |
| 87 | Lebanon | 41.1% |
| 88 | Fiji | 40.8% |
| 89 | Libya | 40.6% |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 40.6% |
| 91 | Venezuela | 39.4% |
| 92 | Belize | 38.9% |
| 93 | Morocco | 38.7% |
| 94 | Suriname | 38.6% |
| 95 | South Africa | 38.4% |
| 96 | Panama | 37.9% |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 37.8% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 37.0% |
| 99 | Mexico | 36.4% |
| 100 | Ecuador | 36.4% |
| 101 | Tunisia | 36.2% |
| 102 | Indonesia | 36.1% |
| 103 | India | 36.1% |
| 104 | Peru | 35.9% |
| 105 | Myanmar | 35.5% |
| 106 | Saint Martin (French part) | 35.4% |
| 107 | Vietnam | 34.3% |
| 108 | Oman | 34.0% |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 33.4% |
| 110 | Argentina | 32.7% |
| 111 | Georgia | 32.7% |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 32.5% |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32.4% |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.2% |
| 115 | Faroe Islands | 32.0% |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.9% |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 31.7% |
| 118 | Türkiye | 31.4% |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 31.3% |
| 120 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.9% |
| 121 | Malaysia | 30.9% |
| 122 | Greenland | 30.4% |
| 123 | Colombia | 29.0% |
| 124 | Bhutan | 28.8% |
| 125 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.8% |
| 126 | Armenia | 28.7% |
| 127 | Grenada | 28.5% |
| 128 | Brazil | 28.4% |
| 129 | Ireland | 28.3% |
| 130 | Montenegro | 28.3% |
| 131 | New Zealand | 28.0% |
| 132 | Seychelles | 27.9% |
| 133 | Uruguay | 27.9% |
| 134 | Australia | 27.7% |
| 135 | North Korea | 27.6% |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 27.5% |
| 137 | Sweden | 27.3% |
| 138 | Gibraltar | 27.3% |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 27.3% |
| 140 | United Kingdom | 27.1% |
| 141 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 27.1% |
| 142 | France | 26.9% |
| 143 | United States of America | 26.8% |
| 144 | Monaco | 26.8% |
| 145 | Iceland | 26.7% |
| 146 | Russian Federation | 26.4% |
| 147 | Barbados | 26.0% |
| 148 | Palau | 25.9% |
| 149 | Maldives | 25.9% |
| 150 | Dominica | 25.8% |
| 151 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.8% |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.8% |
| 153 | Jamaica | 25.6% |
| 154 | Aruba | 25.5% |
| 155 | Bahamas | 25.5% |
| 156 | Albania | 25.4% |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.4% |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.3% |
| 159 | Belgium | 25.2% |
| 160 | Norway | 24.9% |
| 161 | Estonia | 24.8% |
| 162 | Denmark | 24.7% |
| 163 | Belarus | 24.7% |
| 164 | Chile | 24.6% |
| 165 | Latvia | 24.5% |
| 166 | Romania | 24.4% |
| 167 | Bahrain | 24.2% |
| 168 | Czech Republic | 24.1% |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 24.1% |
| 170 | Slovakia | 24.0% |
| 171 | Finland | 23.8% |
| 172 | Netherlands | 23.3% |
| 173 | Canada | 23.2% |
| 174 | Cyprus | 23.2% |
| 175 | Slovenia | 23.2% |
| 176 | Kuwait | 23.2% |
| 177 | People's Republic of China | 23.1% |
| 178 | Switzerland | 23.0% |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 22.9% |
| 180 | Bulgaria | 22.8% |
| 181 | Poland | 22.8% |
| 182 | Serbia | 22.7% |
| 183 | Isle of Man | 22.7% |
| 184 | Lithuania | 22.6% |
| 185 | Cuba | 22.4% |
| 186 | Hungary | 22.3% |
| 187 | Croatia | 22.1% |
| 188 | Germany | 22.1% |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.1% |
| 190 | Liechtenstein | 21.9% |
| 191 | Curaçao | 21.9% |
| 192 | Austria | 21.8% |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 21.6% |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.3% |
| 195 | Thailand | 21.1% |
| 196 | Bermuda | 21.0% |
| 197 | Greece | 21.0% |
| 198 | Ukraine | 20.7% |
| 199 | Mauritius | 20.7% |
| 200 | Portugal | 20.4% |
| 201 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.1% |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 19.6% |
| 203 | Spain | 19.6% |
| 204 | Malta | 19.5% |
| 205 | Japan | 19.5% |
| 206 | Macao | 19.4% |
| 207 | Virgin Islands, British | 19.1% |
| 208 | San Marino | 18.8% |
| 209 | Italy | 18.7% |
| 210 | Puerto Rico | 18.3% |
| 211 | Qatar | 18.1% |
| 212 | Andorra | 16.5% |
| 213 | Hong Kong | 15.7% |
| 214 | Singapore | 15.7% |
| 215 | South Korea | 15.1% |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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