Age dependency ratio, old in Eritrea
Eritrea: Age dependency ratio, old was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 7.3% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Eritrea peaked at 7.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1975.
Eritrea ranks 154th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 42,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 42,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Eritrea?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Eritrea was 7.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1975.
- How does Eritrea rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Eritrea ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.