Age dependency ratio in IBRD only
IBRD only: Age dependency ratio was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 47.1% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in IBRD only peaked at 81.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, 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 | 80.0% | 78.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.8% | 73.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 64.4% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 57.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.3% | 6 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 3.41 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in IBRD only?
- Age dependency ratio in IBRD only was 47.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.