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Young age dependency ratio
Compare young age dependency ratio across 196 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2025 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
Global Average
41.8young dependents per 100 working-age people
Median: 35.4young dependents per 100 working-age people
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
99.1young dependents per 100 working-age people
Lowest
Korea, Rep.
14.7young dependents per 100 working-age people
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic99.1young dependents per 100 working-age people
2Somalia, Fed. Rep.91.6young dependents per 100 working-age people
3Niger90.4young dependents per 100 working-age people
4Congo, Dem. Rep.90.2young dependents per 100 working-age people
5Chad88.5young dependents per 100 working-age people
By Region
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 196 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2025.
- •Published range: 14.6901 to 99.1108 young dependents per 100 working-age people.
- •Discovery motivation: Wikimedia most-read surfaced the Equal Earth projection, motivating a worldwide map of demographic pressure from younger populations.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (14.7young dependents per 100 working-age people)High (99.1young dependents per 100 working-age people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 41.8young dependents per 100 working-age people)
About This Statistic
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated or carried across years beyond modeling explicitly documented by the publisher.
Methodology
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 99.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 2 | Somalia | 91.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 3 | Niger | 90.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 5 | Chad | 88.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 6 | Mali | 88.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 7 | Angola | 83.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 8 | Mozambique | 83.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 9 | Burundi | 82.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 10 | Uganda | 78.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 11 | Mauritania | 78.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 77.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 14 | Benin | 74.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 15 | Cameroon | 73.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 73.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 17 | Yemen | 72.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 18 | Guinea | 72.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 19 | Togo | 72.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 20 | Zambia | 71.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 21 | Nigeria | 71.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 71.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 23 | Sudan | 71.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 70.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 26 | Malawi | 70.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 69.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 28 | Samoa | 68.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 29 | Liberia | 67.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 30 | Madagascar | 67.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 66.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 65.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 34 | Eritrea | 64.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 35 | South Sudan | 64.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 36 | Senegal | 64.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 63.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 39 | Comoros | 62.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 40 | Rwanda | 62.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 42 | Nauru | 62.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 43 | Namibia | 61.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 61.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 45 | Pakistan | 61.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 46 | Gabon | 60.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 47 | Tonga | 60.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 59.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 49 | Kenya | 59.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 50 | Iraq | 59.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 51 | Ghana | 58.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 52 | Kiribati | 56.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 55.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 54 | Tuvalu | 55.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 55 | Lesotho | 55.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 53.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 57 | Eswatini | 52.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 52.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 50.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 61 | Mongolia | 50.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 62 | Botswana | 50.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 50.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 64 | Egypt | 50.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 48.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 66 | Guatemala | 48.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 67 | Haiti | 47.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 68 | Algeria | 47.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 47.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 70 | Jordan | 46.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 71 | Honduras | 46.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 72 | Cambodia | 46.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 45.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 74 | Bolivia | 45.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 75 | Israel | 45.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 76 | Guyana | 45.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 77 | Paraguay | 43.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 78 | Djibouti | 43.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 79 | Nepal | 42.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 42.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 42.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 83 | Philippines | 40.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 84 | Fiji | 40.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 85 | Lebanon | 40.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 39.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 87 | Libya | 39.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 88 | Belize | 38.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 89 | Venezuela | 38.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 90 | South Africa | 38.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 91 | Suriname | 38.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 92 | Morocco | 38.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 93 | Panama | 37.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 36.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 95 | El Salvador | 36.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 96 | Mexico | 35.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 97 | Indonesia | 35.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 98 | Tunisia | 35.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 99 | Ecuador | 35.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 100 | India | 35.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 101 | Peru | 35.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 102 | Myanmar | 35.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 103 | Vietnam | 33.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 104 | Oman | 33.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 33.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 106 | Georgia | 32.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 32.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 108 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 31.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 109 | Argentina | 31.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 111 | Türkiye | 30.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 112 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 30.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 114 | Malaysia | 30.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 115 | Country 383 | 28.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 116 | Colombia | 28.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 118 | Armenia | 28.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 119 | Brazil | 28.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 120 | Montenegro | 28.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 121 | Bhutan | 27.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 122 | Grenada | 27.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 123 | New Zealand | 27.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 124 | North Korea | 27.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 125 | Seychelles | 27.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 126 | Ireland | 27.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 127 | Australia | 27.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 128 | Monaco | 27.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 129 | Uruguay | 27.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 26.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 131 | Sweden | 26.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 26.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 133 | United States of America | 26.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 134 | France | 26.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 135 | Iceland | 26.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 26.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 138 | Barbados | 25.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 139 | Palau | 25.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 140 | Dominica | 25.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 141 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 142 | Albania | 25.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 144 | Maldives | 25.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 145 | Jamaica | 25.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 146 | Bahamas | 24.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 148 | Belgium | 24.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 149 | Denmark | 24.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 150 | Norway | 24.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 151 | Latvia | 24.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 152 | Estonia | 24.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 153 | Romania | 24.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 154 | Belarus | 24.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 155 | Chile | 24.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 156 | Slovakia | 23.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 157 | Bahrain | 23.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 23.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 159 | Czech Republic | 23.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 160 | Finland | 23.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 161 | Cyprus | 23.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 162 | Netherlands | 23.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 163 | Canada | 23.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 164 | Switzerland | 23.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 23.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 166 | Slovenia | 22.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 167 | Kuwait | 22.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 168 | Serbia | 22.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 169 | Bulgaria | 22.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 170 | Lithuania | 22.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 171 | Poland | 22.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 172 | Hungary | 22.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 173 | Germany | 22.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 174 | Cuba | 22.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 175 | People's Republic of China | 22.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 22.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 177 | Croatia | 21.9young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 178 | Austria | 21.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 179 | Thailand | 20.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 180 | Greece | 20.5young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 181 | Portugal | 20.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 182 | Mauritius | 20.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 183 | Ukraine | 20.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 184 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 185 | United Arab Emirates | 19.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 186 | Malta | 19.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 187 | Macao | 19.3young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 188 | Spain | 19.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 189 | Japan | 19.1young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 190 | Italy | 18.4young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 191 | San Marino | 18.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 192 | Qatar | 18.0young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 193 | Andorra | 16.2young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 194 | Singapore | 15.8young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 195 | Hong Kong | 15.6young dependents per 100 working-age people |
| 196 | South Korea | 14.7young dependents per 100 working-age people |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2025).
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