Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar
Madagascar: Age dependency ratio, young was 67.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 67.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar peaked at 94.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 30th 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 | 92.2% | 87.9% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 90.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 72.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.6% | 71.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Madagascar was 67.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.