Age dependency ratio in Arab World
Arab World: Age dependency ratio was 59.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Arab World, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 59.6% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Arab World peaked at 93.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 88.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 87.3% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 76.4% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 64.4% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 63.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 59.6% | 62.7% | 6 |
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64, total 318.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 151.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 167.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Arab World?
- Age dependency ratio in Arab World was 59.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.