Age dependency ratio in Libya
Libya: Age dependency ratio was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Libya recorded 47.1% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Libya peaked at 118.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2025.
That places Libya 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.8% | 92.0% | 118.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.8% | 101.4% | 118.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 82.8% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 56.5% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 51.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.1% | 51.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 71,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 67,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 68,749 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 72,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 68,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 66,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 68,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Libya?
- Age dependency ratio in Libya 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 118.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for age dependency ratio?
- Libya ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.