Age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea
Eritrea: Age dependency ratio, young was 64.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea stood at 64.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea peaked at 87.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 34th 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 | 75.8% | 74.1% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 80.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 82.3% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 79.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 79.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 74.6% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 64.6% | 72.8% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 42,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 42,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Eritrea was 64.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.