Age dependency ratio in East Timor
East Timor: Age dependency ratio was 62.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in East Timor is 62.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in East Timor peaked at 85.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2025.
East Timor ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.8% | 70.1% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.7% | 66.8% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 66.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 79.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 80.7% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 72.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 62.2% | 71.1% | 6 |
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More health data for East Timor
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 16,796 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 14,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in East Timor?
- Age dependency ratio in East Timor was 62.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for age dependency ratio?
- East Timor ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.