Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar, 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, young in Gibraltar is 27.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar peaked at 40.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2025.
Gibraltar ranks 137th 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 | 38.8% | 38.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 37.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 32.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 28.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Gibraltar was 27.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- How does Gibraltar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Gibraltar ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.