Age dependency ratio in Qatar
Qatar: Age dependency ratio was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 20.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Qatar peaked at 90.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
That places Qatar 215th 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 | 69.1% | 57.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.4% | 47.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 38.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 17,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Qatar?
- Age dependency ratio in Qatar was 20.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for age dependency ratio?
- Qatar ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.