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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
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.
World Bank code: SP.POP.DPND.YG
• Data available for 217 countries • Latest year: 2024
In ,
Central African Republic
led Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) at 100.32.
The world median across 217 reporting countries was
33.45.
What this measures:
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.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2024
Reporting
217 countries
Median
33.45
Mean
41.14
25th percentile
24.74
75th percentile
56.02
Range
15.06 – 100.32
World at a Glance — 2024
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
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Highest Values — 2024
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