Age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Age dependency ratio, young was 50.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country), 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 Micronesia (country) is 50.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country) peaked at 97.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2025.
That places Micronesia (country) 61st 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 | 92.2% | 88.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 94.5% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 91.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 73.2% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 59.4% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 53.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 58 Eswatini 52.7% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 62 Mongolia 50.1% compare
- 63 Botswana 50.0% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,163 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country)?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Micronesia (country) was 50.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.