Age dependency ratio, old in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Age dependency ratio, old was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 6.7% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 6.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 6 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, total 700.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Least developed countries: UN classification was 6.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.