Age dependency ratio, young in Ukraine
Ukraine: Age dependency ratio, young was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 20.3%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Ukraine peaked at 41.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2009.
Ukraine ranks 200th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 40.2% | 38.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.7% | 32.2% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 27.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 22.6% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 225,073 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 19.0% (2025)
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- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 198,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Ukraine?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Ukraine was 20.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- How does Ukraine rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ukraine ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.