Age dependency ratio by country, 2025
People younger than 15 or older than 64 per 100 people aged 15 to 64.
217 places ranked for 2025. Highest: Central African Republic (103.6 per 100 working-age people). Lowest: Qatar (20.0 per 100 working-age people). The median is 55.1 per 100 working-age people.
Highest 10
- 1. Central African Republic 103.6 per 100 working-age people
- 2. Monaco 99.1 per 100 working-age people
- 3. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 96.7 per 100 working-age people
- 4. Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.2 per 100 working-age people
- 5. Niger 95.5 per 100 working-age people
- 6. Mali 92.9 per 100 working-age people
- 7. Chad 92.6 per 100 working-age people
- 8. Angola 88.7 per 100 working-age people
- 9. Mozambique 88.3 per 100 working-age people
- 10. Burundi 87.0 per 100 working-age people
Lowest 10
- 217. Qatar 20.0 per 100 working-age people
- 216. United Arab Emirates 21.6 per 100 working-age people
- 215. Kuwait 26.8 per 100 working-age people
- 214. Bahrain 28.9 per 100 working-age people
- 213. Maldives 31.6 per 100 working-age people
- 212. British Virgin Islands 31.9 per 100 working-age people
- 211. Cayman Islands 34.4 per 100 working-age people
- 210. Singapore 35.0 per 100 working-age people
- 209. Saudi Arabia 36.4 per 100 working-age people
- 208. Jamaica 36.7 per 100 working-age people
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 217. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 217 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Central African Republic (103.6 per 100 working-age people) and the lowest Qatar (20.0 per 100 working-age people).
- Half of the countries are above 55.1 per 100 working-age people and half below.
- From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 91 countries and fell in 126.
- The figure for the world was 54.5 per 100 working-age people in 2025, against 55.4 per 100 working-age people in 2020 (−1.0).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 11 | Mauritania | 83.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 83.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 13 | Uganda | 82.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 81.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 15 | Benin | 79.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 16 | Samoa | 79.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 17 | Guinea | 78.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 18 | Cameroon | 78.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 19 | Togo | 78.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 78.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 78.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 22 | Sudan | 77.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 23 | Nigeria | 77.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 24 | Yemen | 77.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 75.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 75.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 27 | Zambia | 75.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 28 | Gambia | 75.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 29 | Malawi | 74.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 30 | Liberia | 73.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 31 | Madagascar | 73.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 73.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 72.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 34 | Eritrea | 72.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 35 | Tonga | 71.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 37 | West Bank and Gaza | 70.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 70.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 39 | Senegal | 70.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 40 | Comoros | 70.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 41 | Japan | 70.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 42 | South Sudan | 69.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 43 | Rwanda | 69.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 69.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 46 | Saint Martin (French part) | 68.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 47 | Pakistan | 68.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 48 | Namibia | 67.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 49 | Gabon | 67.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 67.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 51 | Naoero | 67.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 66.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 66.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 54 | Israel | 66.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 55 | US Virgin Islands | 65.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 56 | Iraq | 65.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 57 | Kenya | 64.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 58 | Ghana | 64.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 59 | Guam | 63.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 63.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 61 | France | 63.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 62 | Kiribati | 63.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 63 | Finland | 62.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 62.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 61.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 66 | Lesotho | 61.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 68 | Micronesia | 60.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 69 | Portugal | 60.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 60.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 71 | Sweden | 60.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 72 | Germany | 60.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 73 | Isle of Man | 60.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 74 | Latvia | 59.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 59.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 76 | Eswatini | 59.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 77 | Croatia | 59.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 78 | Serbia | 59.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 79 | Greece | 59.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 80 | Estonia | 58.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 81 | Mongolia | 58.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 82 | Egypt | 58.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 83 | Italy | 58.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 58.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 85 | Algeria | 58.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 86 | Slovenia | 58.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 87 | Denmark | 57.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 57.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 89 | Belgium | 57.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 57.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 91 | Puerto Rico (US) | 57.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 92 | Georgia | 57.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 93 | Moldova | 57.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 94 | Czechia | 56.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 95 | Montenegro | 56.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 96 | Botswana | 56.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | 56.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 56.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 99 | Guatemala | 56.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 100 | Bermuda | 56.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 101 | Guyana | 56.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 102 | Cambodia | 55.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 103 | Netherlands | 55.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 104 | Australia | 55.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 106 | Romania | 55.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 55.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 108 | Haiti | 55.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 109 | Hungary | 55.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 110 | New Zealand | 55.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 111 | United States | 55.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 54.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 113 | Switzerland | 54.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 114 | Austria | 54.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 115 | Canada | 54.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 116 | Lithuania | 54.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 117 | Poland | 54.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 118 | Bolivia | 54.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 119 | Paraguay | 54.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 54.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 121 | Norway | 53.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 122 | San Marino | 53.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 123 | Jordan | 53.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 124 | Venezuela | 53.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 125 | American Samoa | 53.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 126 | Russia | 53.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 127 | Honduras | 53.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 128 | Nepal | 53.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 129 | Laos | 53.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 130 | Slovakia | 52.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 131 | Channel Islands | 52.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 52.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 52.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 134 | Ireland | 52.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 135 | Aruba | 52.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 136 | Spain | 52.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 137 | Albania | 52.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 138 | Panama | 51.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 139 | Uruguay | 51.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 51.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 141 | Belarus | 51.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 142 | Barbados | 51.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 51.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 144 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 51.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 145 | Djibouti | 51.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 146 | Argentina | 50.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 147 | Morocco | 50.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 148 | Suriname | 50.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 149 | Tunisia | 50.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 150 | Iceland | 50.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 151 | Fiji | 50.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 152 | Malta | 50.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 153 | Armenia | 50.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 154 | Syria | 49.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 156 | Peru | 49.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 49.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 158 | Philippines | 48.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 159 | El Salvador | 48.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 160 | Ukraine | 48.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 161 | Mexico | 48.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 162 | South Africa | 48.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 163 | Ecuador | 48.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 164 | Viet Nam | 47.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 165 | Greenland | 47.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 166 | Cuba | 47.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 167 | Libya | 47.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 169 | Curaçao | 46.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | 46.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 171 | Indonesia | 46.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 172 | North Korea | 46.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 173 | Grenada | 46.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 174 | Myanmar | 46.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 175 | Türkiye | 46.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 176 | India | 46.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 46.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 178 | Belize | 46.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 179 | Chile | 45.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 180 | Costa Rica | 45.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 181 | Cyprus | 45.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 182 | Brazil | 44.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 183 | Dominica | 44.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 184 | Iran | 44.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 185 | South Korea | 44.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 186 | Kosovo | 43.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 187 | Thailand | 43.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 43.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | 43.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 191 | China | 43.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 192 | Colombia | 43.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 195 | Palau | 42.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 196 | Bahamas | 42.1 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 197 | Malaysia | 41.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 198 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 199 | Macao SAR, China | 40.5 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 200 | Mauritius | 40.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 201 | Seychelles | 39.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 202 | Andorra | 39.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 203 | Brunei | 38.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38.2 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 205 | Saint Lucia | 37.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 206 | Oman | 37.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 207 | Bhutan | 37.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 208 | Jamaica | 36.7 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 209 | Saudi Arabia | 36.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 210 | Singapore | 35.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 211 | Cayman Islands | 34.4 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | 31.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 213 | Maldives | 31.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 214 | Bahrain | 28.9 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 215 | Kuwait | 26.8 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | 21.6 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | |
| 217 | Qatar | 20.0 per 100 working-age people | 2025 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2025, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2025 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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