Age dependency ratio in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 46.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Upper middle income peaked at 83.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 80.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 74.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 60.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 53.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 44.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.0% | 46.9% | 6 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male 312.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 205.15 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 17.4% (2025)
- Population, female 1.53 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 28.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 289.61 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 1.54 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Upper middle income?
- Age dependency ratio in Upper middle income was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2011.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.