Age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, old was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.2%
Change on year
up 2.1%
All-time high
8.2%
in 2025
All-time low
6.1%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.

Analysis

In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 8.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.3% 6.1% 6.4% 10
1970s 6.5% 6.4% 6.5% 10
1980s 6.3% 6.2% 6.4% 10
1990s 6.4% 6.3% 6.5% 10
2000s 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 10
2010s 6.8% 6.4% 7.4% 10
2020s 7.8% 7.5% 8.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Age dependency ratio, old in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1960.
Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.