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Age dependency ratio

What this indicator measures

Number of people under 15 or over 64 per 100 people aged 15 to 64. It gives an idea of the weight of non-working ages relative to the usual working ages.

How to read this?

A value of 55 means 55 young or older people for every 100 people aged 15 to 64.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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213countries with data
103.6 per 100maximum · Central African Republic
55.1 per 100median
20 per 100minimum · Qatar
2025data year(s)

In brief

The "Age dependency ratio" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Qatar (20 per 100). Highest value: Central African Republic (103.6 per 100). Median: 55.1 per 100 (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 77.3 per 100, while the bottom 10% stay below 42.2 per 100. By continent, the median is highest in Africa (73.7 per 100) and lowest in North America (48 per 100).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Africa 73.7 per 100 (51)
  • Oceania 60.5 per 100 (19)
  • Europe 55.7 per 100 (46)
  • South America 50.6 per 100 (12)
  • Asia 49.4 per 100 (48)
  • North America 48 per 100 (34)

Why this indicator matters

This ratio compares the number of young and older people with the number of people of usual working age. It sheds light on the theoretical burden of non-working ages.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on fertility, life expectancy and migration. A high ratio can come from many children or from many older people.

Reading precautions

It is a purely demographic ratio: it assumes that 15-64 year olds work and others do not, which is far from reality. Values estimated by the UN.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇨🇫 Central African Republic103.6 per 1002025
2e🇲🇨 Monaco99.1 per 1002025
3e🇸🇴 Somalia96.7 per 1002025
4e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa96.2 per 1002025
5e🇳🇪 Niger95.5 per 1002025
6e🇲🇱 Mali92.9 per 1002025
7e🇹🇩 Chad92.6 per 1002025
8e🇦🇴 Angola88.7 per 1002025
9e🇲🇿 Mozambique88.3 per 1002025
10e🇧🇮 Burundi87 per 1002025
11e🇲🇷 Mauritania83.9 per 1002025
12e🇹🇿 Tanzania83.1 per 1002025
13e🇺🇬 Uganda82.9 per 1002025
14e🇦🇫 Afghanistan81.8 per 1002025
15e🇧🇯 Benin79.9 per 1002025
16e🇼🇸 Samoa79 per 1002025
17e🇬🇳 Guinea78.6 per 1002025
18e🇨🇲 Cameroon78.4 per 1002025
19e🇹🇬 Togo78.3 per 1002025
20e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso78.1 per 1002025
21e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe78.1 per 1002025
22e🇸🇩 Sudan77.3 per 1002025
23e🇳🇬 Nigeria77.3 per 1002025
24e🇾🇪 Yemen77.2 per 1002025
25e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire75.8 per 1002025
26e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville75.5 per 1002025
27e🇿🇲 Zambia75.3 per 1002025
28e🇬🇲 Gambia75.2 per 1002025
29e🇲🇼 Malawi74.6 per 1002025
30e🇱🇷 Liberia73.7 per 1002025
31e🇲🇬 Madagascar73.6 per 1002025
32e🇻🇺 Vanuatu73.4 per 1002025
33e🇪🇹 Ethiopia72.6 per 1002025
34e🇪🇷 Eritrea72 per 1002025
35e🇹🇴 Tonga71.7 per 1002025
36e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau71.1 per 1002025
37e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe70.6 per 1002025
38e🇸🇳 Senegal70.6 per 1002025
39e🇰🇲 Comoros70.4 per 1002025
40e🇯🇵 Japan70.2 per 1002025
41e🇷🇼 Rwanda69.6 per 1002025
42e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone69.3 per 1002025
43e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea69.1 per 1002025
44e🇲🇫 St. Martin68.7 per 1002025
45e🇵🇰 Pakistan68.4 per 1002025
46e🇳🇦 Namibia67.9 per 1002025
47e🇬🇦 Gabon67.7 per 1002025
48e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands67.3 per 1002025
49e🇳🇷 Nauru67.1 per 1002025
50e🇹🇻 Tuvalu66.8 per 1002025
51e🇹🇯 Tajikistan66.5 per 1002025
52e🇮🇱 Israel66.3 per 1002025
53e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands65.5 per 1002025
54e🇮🇶 Iraq65.2 per 1002025
55e🇰🇪 Kenya64.7 per 1002025
56e🇬🇭 Ghana64.5 per 1002025
57e🇬🇺 Guam63.8 per 1002025
58e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands63.3 per 1002025
59e🇫🇷 France63.3 per 1002025
60e🇰🇮 Kiribati63.2 per 1002025
61e🇫🇮 Finland62.7 per 1002025
62e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste62.2 per 1002025
63e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan61.7 per 1002025
64e🇱🇸 Lesotho61.2 per 1002025
65e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan61 per 1002025
66e🇫🇲 Micronesia60.5 per 1002025
67e🇵🇹 Portugal60.4 per 1002025
68e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands60.4 per 1002025
69e🇸🇪 Sweden60.3 per 1002025
70e🇩🇪 Germany60.2 per 1002025
71e🇮🇲 Isle of Man60 per 1002025
72e🇱🇻 Latvia59.7 per 1002025
73e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan59.6 per 1002025
74e🇸🇿 Eswatini59.6 per 1002025
75e🇭🇷 Croatia59.5 per 1002025
76e🇷🇸 Serbia59.5 per 1002025
77e🇬🇷 Greece59.4 per 1002025
78e🇪🇪 Estonia58.9 per 1002025
79e🇲🇳 Mongolia58.7 per 1002025
80e🇪🇬 Egypt58.3 per 1002025
81e🇮🇹 Italy58.1 per 1002025
82e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea58.1 per 1002025
83e🇩🇿 Algeria58.1 per 1002025
84e🇸🇮 Slovenia58 per 1002025
85e🇩🇰 Denmark57.9 per 1002025
86e🇬🇧 United Kingdom57.9 per 1002025
87e🇧🇪 Belgium57.9 per 1002025
88e🇧🇬 Bulgaria57.8 per 1002025
89e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico57.5 per 1002025
90e🇬🇪 Georgia57.4 per 1002025
91e🇲🇩 Moldova57.2 per 1002025
92e🇨🇿 Czechia56.9 per 1002025
93e🇲🇪 Montenegro56.7 per 1002025
94e🇧🇼 Botswana56.3 per 1002025
95e🇱🇧 Lebanon56.3 per 1002025
96e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan56.3 per 1002025
97e🇬🇹 Guatemala56.2 per 1002025
98e🇧🇲 Bermuda56.2 per 1002025
99e🇬🇾 Guyana56 per 1002025
100e🇰🇭 Cambodia55.9 per 1002025
101e🇳🇱 Netherlands55.8 per 1002025
102e🇦🇺 Australia55.7 per 1002025
103e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina55.5 per 1002025
104e🇷🇴 Romania55.5 per 1002025
105e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein55.3 per 1002025
106e🇭🇹 Haiti55.2 per 1002025
107e🇭🇺 Hungary55.1 per 1002025
108e🇳🇿 New Zealand55 per 1002025
109e🇺🇸 United States55 per 1002025
110e🇨🇭 Switzerland54.6 per 1002025
111e🇦🇹 Austria54.4 per 1002025
112e🇨🇦 Canada54.4 per 1002025
113e🇱🇹 Lithuania54.4 per 1002025
114e🇵🇱 Poland54.4 per 1002025
115e🇧🇴 Bolivia54.3 per 1002025
116e🇵🇾 Paraguay54.1 per 1002025
117e🇲🇰 North Macedonia54 per 1002025
118e🇳🇴 Norway53.9 per 1002025
119e🇸🇲 San Marino53.8 per 1002025
120e🇯🇴 Jordan53.7 per 1002025
121e🇻🇪 Venezuela53.7 per 1002025
122e🇦🇸 American Samoa53.6 per 1002025
123e🇷🇺 Russia53.4 per 1002025
124e🇭🇳 Honduras53.4 per 1002025
125e🇳🇵 Nepal53.1 per 1002025
126e🇱🇦 Laos53 per 1002025
127e🇸🇰 Slovakia52.9 per 1002025
128e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic52.4 per 1002025
129e🇧🇩 Bangladesh52.2 per 1002025
130e🇮🇪 Ireland52.2 per 1002025
131e🇦🇼 Aruba52.2 per 1002025
132e🇪🇸 Spain52.1 per 1002025
133e🇦🇱 Albania52 per 1002025
134e🇵🇦 Panama51.9 per 1002025
135e🇺🇾 Uruguay51.9 per 1002025
136e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka51.9 per 1002025
137e🇧🇾 Belarus51.9 per 1002025
138e🇧🇧 Barbados51.9 per 1002025
139e🇳🇮 Nicaragua51.5 per 1002025
140e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China51.5 per 1002025
141e🇩🇯 Djibouti51 per 1002025
142e🇦🇷 Argentina50.7 per 1002025
143e🇲🇦 Morocco50.7 per 1002025
144e🇸🇷 Suriname50.4 per 1002025
145e🇹🇳 Tunisia50.4 per 1002025
146e🇮🇸 Iceland50.4 per 1002025
147e🇫🇯 Fiji50.3 per 1002025
148e🇲🇹 Malta50.2 per 1002025
149e🇦🇲 Armenia50.2 per 1002025
150e🇸🇾 Syria49.9 per 1002025
151e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines49.5 per 1002025
152e🇵🇪 Peru49.4 per 1002025
153e🇳🇨 New Caledonia49 per 1002025
154e🇵🇭 Philippines48.9 per 1002025
155e🇸🇻 El Salvador48.6 per 1002025
156e🇺🇦 Ukraine48.5 per 1002025
157e🇲🇽 Mexico48.4 per 1002025
158e🇿🇦 South Africa48.4 per 1002025
159e🇪🇨 Ecuador48.1 per 1002025
160e🇻🇳 Vietnam47.8 per 1002025
161e🇬🇱 Greenland47.6 per 1002025
162e🇨🇺 Cuba47.2 per 1002025
163e🇱🇾 Libya47.1 per 1002025
164e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands47.1 per 1002025
165e🇨🇼 Curaçao46.9 per 1002025
166e🇨🇻 Cape Verde46.7 per 1002025
167e🇮🇩 Indonesia46.6 per 1002025
168e🇰🇵 North Korea46.3 per 1002025
169e🇬🇩 Grenada46.3 per 1002025
170e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)46.2 per 1002025
171e🇹🇷 Türkiye46.2 per 1002025
172e🇮🇳 India46.1 per 1002025
173e🇱🇺 Luxembourg46.1 per 1002025
174e🇧🇿 Belize46 per 1002025
175e🇨🇱 Chile45.2 per 1002025
176e🇨🇷 Costa Rica45.1 per 1002025
177e🇨🇾 Cyprus45 per 1002025
178e🇧🇷 Brazil44.6 per 1002025
179e🇩🇲 Dominica44.5 per 1002025
180e🇮🇷 Iran44.1 per 1002025
181e🇰🇷 South Korea44 per 1002025
182e🇽🇰 Kosovo43.9 per 1002025
183e🇹🇭 Thailand43.7 per 1002025
184e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago43.7 per 1002025
185e🇵🇫 French Polynesia43.7 per 1002025
186e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan43.6 per 1002025
187e🇨🇳 China43.5 per 1002025
188e🇨🇴 Colombia43.3 per 1002025
189e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis43 per 1002025
190e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda42.5 per 1002025
191e🇵🇼 Palau42.4 per 1002025
192e🇧🇸 Bahamas42.1 per 1002025
193e🇲🇾 Malaysia41.5 per 1002025
194e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten41.4 per 1002025
195e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China40.5 per 1002025
196e🇲🇺 Mauritius40.2 per 1002025
197e🇸🇨 Seychelles39.9 per 1002025
198e🇦🇩 Andorra39.2 per 1002025
199e🇧🇳 Brunei38.6 per 1002025
200e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands38.2 per 1002025
201e🇱🇨 St. Lucia37.4 per 1002025
202e🇴🇲 Oman37 per 1002025
203e🇧🇹 Bhutan37 per 1002025
204e🇯🇲 Jamaica36.7 per 1002025
205e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia36.4 per 1002025
206e🇸🇬 Singapore35 per 1002025
207e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands34.4 per 1002025
208e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands31.9 per 1002025
209e🇲🇻 Maldives31.6 per 1002025
210e🇧🇭 Bahrain28.9 per 1002025
211e🇰🇼 Kuwait26.8 per 1002025
212e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates21.6 per 1002025
213e🇶🇦 Qatar20 per 1002025

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Age dependency ratio"?

The highest value is in Central African Republic, at 103.6 per 100 (2025).

Which country has the lowest value for "Age dependency ratio"?

The lowest value is in Qatar, at 20 per 100 (2025).

What is the world median value of "Age dependency ratio"?

The world median is 55.1 per 100, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Age dependency ratio" for France?

France scores 63.3 per 100 (2025), ranking 59 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Age dependency ratio" data come from?

It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does this ratio measure?

It compares the number of people under 15 or over 64 with the number of 15-64 year olds.

Does it reflect the actual employment situation?

No. It does not take into account unemployment, studies or work after 64.

Source and update

Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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