Age dependency ratio, young in Mongolia
Mongolia: Age dependency ratio, young was 50.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 50.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Mongolia peaked at 94.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2009.
That places Mongolia 62nd 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 | 80.6% | 67.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.6% | 86.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 76.6% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 59.9% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 40.9% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 40.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.1% | 52.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 61 Micronesia (country) 50.5% compare
- 63 Botswana 50.0% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 50.0% compare
- 65 Egypt 50.0% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 42,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 23,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 41,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 40,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)
- Population, female 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Mongolia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Mongolia was 50.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mongolia ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.