Age dependency ratio in Eritrea
Eritrea: Age dependency ratio was 72.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 72.0% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Eritrea peaked at 93.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 84.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 84.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.3% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 72.0% | 80.2% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- 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 in Eritrea?
- Age dependency ratio in Eritrea was 72.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% 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.