Age dependency ratio in Philippines
Philippines: Age dependency ratio was 48.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 48.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Philippines peaked at 105.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 157th 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 | 104.5% | 102.5% | 105.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.2% | 89.9% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 81.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 74.2% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 64.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 55.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 48.9% | 54.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.5% compare
- 155 Peru 49.4% compare
- 156 New Caledonia 49.0% compare
- 158 El Salvador 48.6% compare
- 159 Ukraine 48.5% compare
- 160 Mexico 48.4% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Philippines?
- Age dependency ratio in Philippines was 48.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 105.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for age dependency ratio?
- Philippines ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.