Age dependency ratio, young in Belarus
Belarus: Age dependency ratio, young was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Belarus, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 24.1% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Belarus peaked at 50.9% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2009.
That places Belarus 165th 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 | 49.4% | 47.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.7% | 34.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 28.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 6 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 57,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 60,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Belarus?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Belarus was 24.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Belarus ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.