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Age dependency ratio, % of working-age population: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Central African Republic is highest at 103.6%; Qatar is lowest at 20.0%.
World 54.5% (2025)Median country 55.1%217 countries
Dependency ratio: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Dependency ratio | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 103.6% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 99.1% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.7% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.2% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.5% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.9% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.6% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.7% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.3% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.0% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.9% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.1% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.9% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 81.8% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.9% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 79.0% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.6% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.4% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.3% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.2% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.8% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.5% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3% | 2025 | |
| 28 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.2% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.6% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.7% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.6% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 73.4% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.6% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.0% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 71.7% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.1% | 2025 | |
| 37 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.8% | 2025 | |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.6% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.6% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.4% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 70.2% | 2025 | |
| 42 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.7% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.6% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.3% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.1% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 68.7% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 68.4% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.9% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.7% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 67.3% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 67.1% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 66.8% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 66.5% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.3% | 2025 | |
| 55 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.5% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 63.3% | 2025 | |
| 61 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 63.3% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 63.2% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 62.2% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.2% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 61.0% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 60.5% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 60.4% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 60.4% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 60.3% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 60.2% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 60.0% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.7% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 59.6% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.6% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.5% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.5% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 58.9% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 58.7% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 58.0% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 57.9% | 2025 | |
| 88 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 57.9% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 57.9% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 57.4% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 56.9% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 56.7% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.3% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56.3% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 56.3% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.2% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Bermuda | North America | 56.2% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.0% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 55.9% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 55.5% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 55.5% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.2% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| 110 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 55.0% | 2025 | |
| 111 | United States | North America | 55.0% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 54.6% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Canada | North America | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.3% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.1% | 2025 | |
| 120 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 54.0% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 53.9% | 2025 | |
| 122 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 53.8% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| 125 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 53.6% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Nepal | South Asia | 53.1% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 53.0% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 52.0% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 51.0% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.4% | 2025 | |
| 157 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 49.0% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 48.9% | 2025 | |
| 159 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.6% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 48.5% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| 162 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.1% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 47.8% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 47.6% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.2% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.1% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 47.1% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.9% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.7% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 46.6% | 2025 | |
| 172 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 46.3% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.3% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 46.2% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 46.2% | 2025 | |
| 176 | India | South Asia | 46.1% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 46.1% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.0% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.2% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.1% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 45.0% | 2025 | |
| 182 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.6% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.5% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.1% | 2025 | |
| 185 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 44.0% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 43.9% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| 189 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 43.6% | 2025 | |
| 191 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 43.5% | 2025 | |
| 192 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.3% | 2025 | |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.0% | 2025 | |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.5% | 2025 | |
| 195 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 42.4% | 2025 | |
| 196 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.1% | 2025 | |
| 197 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 41.5% | 2025 | |
| 198 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.4% | 2025 | |
| 199 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 40.5% | 2025 | |
| 200 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.2% | 2025 | |
| 201 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.9% | 2025 | |
| 202 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 39.2% | 2025 | |
| 203 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 38.6% | 2025 | |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 38.2% | 2025 | |
| 205 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.4% | 2025 | |
| 206 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.0% | 2025 | |
| 207 | Bhutan | South Asia | 37.0% | 2025 | |
| 208 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 209 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.4% | 2025 | |
| 210 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 35.0% | 2025 | |
| 211 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| 213 | Maldives | South Asia | 31.6% | 2025 | |
| 214 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| 215 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.8% | 2025 | |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| 217 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)