Age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Age dependency ratio was 61.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan stood at 61.7%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan peaked at 76.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2009.
Kazakhstan ranks 65th 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 | 74.2% | 70.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.7% | 62.2% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 60.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 53.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 46.8% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 46.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 58.4% | 61.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 62 Kiribati 63.2% compare
- 63 Finland 62.7% compare
- 64 East Timor 62.2% compare
- 66 Lesotho 61.2% compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 61.0% compare
- 68 Micronesia (country) 60.5% compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 195,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 173,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 188,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 179,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 192,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 184,179 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 14.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 190,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 202,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 192,936 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan?
- Age dependency ratio in Kazakhstan was 61.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2009.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for age dependency ratio?
- Kazakhstan ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.