Age dependency ratio, young in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Age dependency ratio, young was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein is 22.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Liechtenstein peaked at 45.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2017.
Liechtenstein ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 44.3% | 43.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 35.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 27.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.8% | 22.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Liechtenstein
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 205 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 13,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 172 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 173 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 13,220 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Liechtenstein?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Liechtenstein was 22.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Liechtenstein ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.