Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar
Qatar: Age dependency ratio, young was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 18.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Qatar peaked at 84.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2016.
That places Qatar 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.2% | 53.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 45.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 37.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 32.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 16.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 207 British Virgin Islands 18.6% compare
- 208 Italy 18.4% compare
- 209 San Marino 18.2% compare
- 211 Puerto Rico 17.7% compare
- 212 Andorra 16.2% compare
- 213 Singapore 15.8% compare
More health data for Qatar
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 17,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Qatar?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Qatar was 18.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Qatar ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.