Age dependency ratio, young in Libya
Libya: Age dependency ratio, young was 39.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Libya recorded 39.5% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Libya peaked at 111.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2025.
That places Libya 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 96.0% | 83.7% | 110.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.6% | 96.4% | 111.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 77.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 50.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 45.6% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 39.5% | 44.7% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 71,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 67,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 68,749 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 72,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 68,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 66,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 68,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Libya?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Libya was 39.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 111.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.