Age dependency ratio in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Age dependency ratio was 74.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 74.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 93.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, 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 | 85.9% | 83.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 88.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 92.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 88.6% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 78.3% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 74.7% | 77.8% | 6 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, total 700.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Age dependency ratio in Least developed countries: UN classification was 74.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.