Age dependency ratio, young in Middle income
Middle income: Age dependency ratio, young was 36.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Middle income, 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 Middle income stood at 36.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Middle income peaked at 77.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, 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 | 75.8% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.1% | 70.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 60.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 52.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 43.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.1% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 36.7% | 39.7% | 6 |
More health data for Middle income
- Population, male 50.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 13.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.97 billion (2025)
- Population, female 2.98 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.0% (2025)
- Population, female 49.5% (2025)
- Population, male 3.04 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 759.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 712.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Middle income?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Middle income was 36.7% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle income 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.