Age dependency ratio, young in Small states
Small states: Age dependency ratio, young was 36.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Small states, 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 Small states stood at 36.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Small states peaked at 72.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, 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 | 72.1% | 71.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.7% | 62.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 59.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 53.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 44.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.6% | 38.9% | 6 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 867,442 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Small states?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Small states was 36.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.