Age dependency ratio in Belarus
Belarus: Age dependency ratio was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Belarus, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Belarus is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Belarus peaked at 62.9% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2011.
Belarus ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.0% | 61.0% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 50.9% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 48.5% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 40.3% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 48.8% | 51.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 57,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 60,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Belarus?
- Age dependency ratio in Belarus was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for age dependency ratio?
- Belarus ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.