Age dependency ratio in Madagascar
Madagascar: Age dependency ratio was 73.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 73.6% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Madagascar peaked at 101.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2025.
That places Madagascar 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 98.9% | 94.4% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.5% | 99.5% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.4% | 96.1% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 92.9% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 77.8% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 77.1% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 369,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 363,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 375,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 366,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 378,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 374,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 380,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 371,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 384,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Madagascar?
- Age dependency ratio in Madagascar was 73.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for age dependency ratio?
- Madagascar ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.