Age dependency ratio, young in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, young was 50.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 50.3% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 83.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 78.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 81.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 70.6% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 56.2% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 6 |
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 59.6% (2025)
- Population, female 402.22 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 8.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 42.96 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 522.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 250.76 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 50.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.