Age dependency ratio in IDA blend
IDA blend: Age dependency ratio was 71.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 71.5% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in IDA blend peaked at 92.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, 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 | 86.0% | 82.1% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 90.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 81.1% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.2% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 71.5% | 76.3% | 6 |
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 402.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 203.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in IDA blend?
- Age dependency ratio in IDA blend was 71.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.