Age dependency ratio, young in Malawi
Malawi: Age dependency ratio, young was 70.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio, young in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 70.0% 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Malawi peaked at 92.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2025.
That places Malawi 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.3% | 84.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 88.0% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.4% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.5% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 70.0% | 79.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Malawi?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Malawi was 70.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.