Age dependency ratio, young in Botswana
Botswana: Age dependency ratio, young was 50.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 50.0% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Botswana peaked at 105.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 63rd 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 | 97.0% | 89.0% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 90.2% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 88.7% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 67.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 54.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 52.9% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.0% | 52.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 61 Micronesia (country) 50.5% compare
- 62 Mongolia 50.1% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
- 65 Egypt 50.0% compare
- 66 Turkmenistan 48.8% compare
More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 58,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Botswana?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Botswana was 50.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Botswana ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.