demographic2025
Age dependency ratio, young (% 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
40.7Percentage
Median: 33.3Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
99.1Percentage
Lowest
South Korea
14.7Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic99.1Percentage
2Somalia91.6Percentage
3Niger90.4Percentage
4Democratic Republic of the Congo90.2Percentage
5Chad88.5Percentage
By Region
Africa57.0Percentage(9 countries)
Other45.6Percentage(135 countries)
Asia35.8Percentage(26 countries)
North America33.5Percentage(4 countries)
South America30.0Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (14.7Percentage)High (99.1Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 40.7Percentage)
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 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 | 99.1Percentage |
| 2 | Somalia | 91.6Percentage |
| 3 | Niger | 90.4Percentage |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.2Percentage |
| 5 | Chad | 88.5Percentage |
| 6 | Mali | 88.3Percentage |
| 7 | Angola | 83.2Percentage |
| 8 | Mozambique | 83.2Percentage |
| 9 | Burundi | 82.3Percentage |
| 10 | Uganda | 78.9Percentage |
| 11 | Mauritania | 78.0Percentage |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77.5Percentage |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 77.4Percentage |
| 14 | Benin | 74.2Percentage |
| 15 | Cameroon | 73.3Percentage |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 73.3Percentage |
| 17 | Yemen | 72.7Percentage |
| 18 | Guinea | 72.4Percentage |
| 19 | Togo | 72.1Percentage |
| 20 | Zambia | 71.8Percentage |
| 21 | Nigeria | 71.8Percentage |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 71.7Percentage |
| 23 | Sudan | 71.3Percentage |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.1Percentage |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 70.1Percentage |
| 26 | Malawi | 70.0Percentage |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 69.6Percentage |
| 28 | Samoa | 68.1Percentage |
| 29 | Liberia | 67.9Percentage |
| 30 | Madagascar | 67.6Percentage |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 66.9Percentage |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 65.8Percentage |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.6Percentage |
| 34 | Eritrea | 64.6Percentage |
| 35 | South Sudan | 64.5Percentage |
| 36 | Senegal | 64.4Percentage |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 64.2Percentage |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.9Percentage |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 63.7Percentage |
| 40 | Comoros | 62.8Percentage |
| 41 | Rwanda | 62.8Percentage |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.7Percentage |
| 43 | Nauru | 62.1Percentage |
| 44 | Namibia | 61.5Percentage |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 61.2Percentage |
| 46 | Pakistan | 61.0Percentage |
| 47 | Gabon | 60.8Percentage |
| 48 | Tonga | 60.0Percentage |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 59.7Percentage |
| 50 | Kenya | 59.7Percentage |
| 51 | Iraq | 59.5Percentage |
| 52 | Ghana | 58.3Percentage |
| 53 | Kiribati | 56.1Percentage |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 55.4Percentage |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 55.1Percentage |
| 56 | Lesotho | 55.0Percentage |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 53.7Percentage |
| 58 | Eswatini | 52.7Percentage |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 52.4Percentage |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.4Percentage |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 50.5Percentage |
| 62 | Mongolia | 50.1Percentage |
| 63 | Botswana | 50.0Percentage |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 50.0Percentage |
| 65 | Egypt | 50.0Percentage |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 48.8Percentage |
| 67 | Guatemala | 48.5Percentage |
| 68 | Haiti | 47.8Percentage |
| 69 | Algeria | 47.3Percentage |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 47.1Percentage |
| 71 | Jordan | 46.4Percentage |
| 72 | Honduras | 46.4Percentage |
| 73 | Cambodia | 46.0Percentage |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 45.7Percentage |
| 75 | Bolivia | 45.4Percentage |
| 76 | Israel | 45.2Percentage |
| 77 | Guyana | 45.1Percentage |
| 78 | Paraguay | 43.7Percentage |
| 79 | Djibouti | 43.5Percentage |
| 80 | Nepal | 42.9Percentage |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 42.9Percentage |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.6Percentage |
| 83 | Guam | 42.4Percentage |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 42.1Percentage |
| 85 | American Samoa | 40.5Percentage |
| 86 | Philippines | 40.4Percentage |
| 87 | Fiji | 40.3Percentage |
| 88 | Lebanon | 40.0Percentage |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 39.9Percentage |
| 90 | Libya | 39.5Percentage |
| 91 | Belize | 38.3Percentage |
| 92 | Venezuela | 38.3Percentage |
| 93 | South Africa | 38.2Percentage |
| 94 | Suriname | 38.1Percentage |
| 95 | Morocco | 38.0Percentage |
| 96 | Panama | 37.3Percentage |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 36.2Percentage |
| 98 | El Salvador | 36.2Percentage |
| 99 | Mexico | 35.8Percentage |
| 100 | Indonesia | 35.5Percentage |
| 101 | Saint Martin (French part) | 35.5Percentage |
| 102 | Tunisia | 35.4Percentage |
| 103 | Ecuador | 35.4Percentage |
| 104 | India | 35.4Percentage |
| 105 | Peru | 35.3Percentage |
| 106 | Myanmar | 35.2Percentage |
| 107 | Vietnam | 33.8Percentage |
| 108 | Oman | 33.3Percentage |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 33.0Percentage |
| 110 | Georgia | 32.3Percentage |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 32.2Percentage |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | 31.9Percentage |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 31.7Percentage |
| 114 | Argentina | 31.7Percentage |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 31.4Percentage |
| 116 | Northern Mariana Islands | 31.2Percentage |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.2Percentage |
| 118 | Türkiye | 30.7Percentage |
| 119 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.7Percentage |
| 120 | Greenland | 30.6Percentage |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 30.4Percentage |
| 122 | Malaysia | 30.2Percentage |
| 123 | Colombia | 28.6Percentage |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.6Percentage |
| 125 | Armenia | 28.5Percentage |
| 126 | Brazil | 28.0Percentage |
| 127 | Montenegro | 28.0Percentage |
| 128 | Bhutan | 27.9Percentage |
| 129 | Grenada | 27.8Percentage |
| 130 | New Zealand | 27.7Percentage |
| 131 | North Korea | 27.7Percentage |
| 132 | Seychelles | 27.6Percentage |
| 133 | Ireland | 27.5Percentage |
| 134 | Australia | 27.5Percentage |
| 135 | Monaco | 27.4Percentage |
| 136 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 27.2Percentage |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 27.2Percentage |
| 138 | Uruguay | 27.2Percentage |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 26.8Percentage |
| 140 | Sweden | 26.8Percentage |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 26.6Percentage |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 26.5Percentage |
| 143 | United States of America | 26.5Percentage |
| 144 | France | 26.5Percentage |
| 145 | Iceland | 26.3Percentage |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.2Percentage |
| 147 | Russian Federation | 26.1Percentage |
| 148 | Barbados | 25.9Percentage |
| 149 | Palau | 25.5Percentage |
| 150 | Dominica | 25.5Percentage |
| 151 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.5Percentage |
| 152 | Albania | 25.2Percentage |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.1Percentage |
| 154 | Aruba | 25.1Percentage |
| 155 | Maldives | 25.0Percentage |
| 156 | Jamaica | 25.0Percentage |
| 157 | Bahamas | 24.9Percentage |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.9Percentage |
| 159 | Belgium | 24.8Percentage |
| 160 | Denmark | 24.6Percentage |
| 161 | Norway | 24.5Percentage |
| 162 | Latvia | 24.3Percentage |
| 163 | Estonia | 24.2Percentage |
| 164 | Romania | 24.2Percentage |
| 165 | Belarus | 24.1Percentage |
| 166 | Chile | 24.0Percentage |
| 167 | Slovakia | 23.8Percentage |
| 168 | Bahrain | 23.7Percentage |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 23.7Percentage |
| 170 | Czech Republic | 23.7Percentage |
| 171 | Finland | 23.3Percentage |
| 172 | Cyprus | 23.3Percentage |
| 173 | Netherlands | 23.3Percentage |
| 174 | Canada | 23.1Percentage |
| 175 | Switzerland | 23.0Percentage |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 23.0Percentage |
| 177 | Slovenia | 22.9Percentage |
| 178 | Kuwait | 22.8Percentage |
| 179 | Serbia | 22.7Percentage |
| 180 | Bulgaria | 22.7Percentage |
| 181 | Lithuania | 22.4Percentage |
| 182 | Poland | 22.3Percentage |
| 183 | Hungary | 22.3Percentage |
| 184 | Isle of Man | 22.3Percentage |
| 185 | Germany | 22.2Percentage |
| 186 | Cuba | 22.1Percentage |
| 187 | People's Republic of China | 22.1Percentage |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 22.1Percentage |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.1Percentage |
| 190 | Croatia | 21.9Percentage |
| 191 | Austria | 21.8Percentage |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 21.6Percentage |
| 193 | Curaçao | 21.4Percentage |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 20.9Percentage |
| 195 | Bermuda | 20.9Percentage |
| 196 | Thailand | 20.7Percentage |
| 197 | Greece | 20.5Percentage |
| 198 | Portugal | 20.4Percentage |
| 199 | Mauritius | 20.4Percentage |
| 200 | Ukraine | 20.3Percentage |
| 201 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0Percentage |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 19.4Percentage |
| 203 | Malta | 19.4Percentage |
| 204 | Macao | 19.3Percentage |
| 205 | Spain | 19.2Percentage |
| 206 | Japan | 19.1Percentage |
| 207 | Virgin Islands, British | 18.6Percentage |
| 208 | Italy | 18.4Percentage |
| 209 | San Marino | 18.2Percentage |
| 210 | Qatar | 18.0Percentage |
| 211 | Puerto Rico | 17.7Percentage |
| 212 | Andorra | 16.2Percentage |
| 213 | Singapore | 15.8Percentage |
| 214 | Hong Kong | 15.6Percentage |
| 215 | South Korea | 14.7Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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