Age dependency ratio, young in Comoros
Comoros: Age dependency ratio, young was 62.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 62.8% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Comoros peaked at 100.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2025.
Comoros ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 83.4% | 75.9% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 95.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 95.8% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 78.9% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 67.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 62.8% | 66.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 37 Palestine 64.2% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 63.9% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 63.7% compare
- 41 Rwanda 62.8% compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 62.7% compare
- 43 Nauru 62.1% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 9,157 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 21,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,208 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 9,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 9,039 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 8,751 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Comoros?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Comoros was 62.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.