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Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Central African Republic103.6
  2. 2Monaco99.1
  3. 3Somalia, Fed. Rep.96.7
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.96.2
  5. 5Niger95.5
  6. 6Mali92.9
  7. 7Chad92.6
  8. 8Angola88.7
  9. 9Mozambique88.3
  10. 10Burundi87
  11. 11Mauritania83.9
  12. 12Tanzania83.1
  13. 13Uganda82.9
  14. 14Afghanistan81.8
  15. 15Benin79.9
  16. 16Samoa79
  17. 17Guinea78.6
  18. 18Cameroon78.4
  19. 19Togo78.3
  20. 20Burkina Faso78.1
  21. 21Zimbabwe78.1
  22. 22Sudan77.3
  23. 23Nigeria77.3
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.77.2
  25. 25Cote d'Ivoire75.8
  26. 26Congo, Rep.75.5
  27. 27Zambia75.3
  28. 28Gambia, The75.2
  29. 29Malawi74.6
  30. 30Liberia73.7
  31. 31Madagascar73.6
  32. 32Vanuatu73.4
  33. 33Ethiopia72.6
  34. 34Eritrea72
  35. 35Tonga71.7
  36. 36Guinea-Bissau71.1
  37. 37West Bank and Gaza70.8
  38. 38Sao Tome and Principe70.6
  39. 39Senegal70.6
  40. 40Comoros70.4
  41. 41Japan70.2
  42. 42South Sudan69.7
  43. 43Rwanda69.6
  44. 44Sierra Leone69.3
  45. 45Equatorial Guinea69.1
  46. 46St. Martin (French part)68.7
  47. 47Pakistan68.4
  48. 48Namibia67.9
  49. 49Gabon67.7
  50. 50Solomon Islands67.3
  51. 51Naoero67.1
  52. 52Tuvalu66.8
  53. 53Tajikistan66.5
  54. 54Israel66.3
  55. 55Virgin Islands (U.S.)65.5
  56. 56Iraq65.2
  57. 57Kenya64.7
  58. 58Ghana64.5
  59. 59Guam63.8
  60. 60Marshall Islands63.3
  61. 61France63.3
  62. 62Kiribati63.2
  63. 63Finland62.7
  64. 64Timor-Leste62.2
  65. 65Kazakhstan61.7
  66. 66Lesotho61.2
  67. 67Kyrgyz Republic61
  68. 68Micronesia, Fed. Sts.60.5
  69. 69Portugal60.4
  70. 70Faroe Islands60.4
  71. 71Sweden60.3
  72. 72Germany60.2
  73. 73Isle of Man60
  74. 74Latvia59.7
  75. 75Uzbekistan59.6
  76. 76Eswatini59.6
  77. 77Croatia59.5
  78. 78Serbia59.5
  79. 79Greece59.4
  80. 80Estonia58.9
  81. 81Mongolia58.7
  82. 82Egypt, Arab Rep.58.3
  83. 83Italy58.1
  84. 84Papua New Guinea58.1
  85. 85Algeria58.1
  86. 86Slovenia58
  87. 87Denmark57.9
  88. 88United Kingdom57.9
  89. 89Belgium57.9
  90. 90Bulgaria57.8
  91. 91Puerto Rico (US)57.5
  92. 92Georgia57.4
  93. 93Moldova57.2
  94. 94Czechia56.9
  95. 95Montenegro56.7
  96. 96Botswana56.3
  97. 97Lebanon56.3
  98. 98Turkmenistan56.3
  99. 99Guatemala56.2
  100. 100Bermuda56.2
  101. 101Guyana56
  102. 102Cambodia55.9
  103. 103Netherlands55.8
  104. 104Australia55.7
  105. 105Bosnia and Herzegovina55.5
  106. 106Romania55.5
  107. 107Liechtenstein55.3
  108. 108Haiti55.2
  109. 109Hungary55.1
  110. 110New Zealand55
  111. 111United States55
  112. 112Gibraltar54.9
  113. 113Switzerland54.6
  114. 114Austria54.4
  115. 115Canada54.4
  116. 116Lithuania54.4
  117. 117Poland54.4
  118. 118Bolivia54.3
  119. 119Paraguay54.1
  120. 120North Macedonia54
  121. 121Norway53.9
  122. 122San Marino53.8
  123. 123Jordan53.7
  124. 124Venezuela, RB53.7
  125. 125American Samoa53.6
  126. 126Russian Federation53.4
  127. 127Honduras53.4
  128. 128Nepal53.1
  129. 129Lao PDR53
  130. 130Slovak Republic52.9
  131. 131Channel Islands52.6
  132. 132Dominican Republic52.4
  133. 133Bangladesh52.2
  134. 134Ireland52.2
  135. 135Aruba52.2
  136. 136Spain52.1
  137. 137Albania52
  138. 138Panama51.9
  139. 139Uruguay51.9
  140. 140Sri Lanka51.9
  141. 141Belarus51.9
  142. 142Barbados51.9
  143. 143Nicaragua51.5
  144. 144Hong Kong SAR, China51.5
  145. 145Djibouti51
  146. 146Argentina50.7
  147. 147Morocco50.7
  148. 148Suriname50.4
  149. 149Tunisia50.4
  150. 150Iceland50.4
  151. 151Fiji50.3
  152. 152Malta50.2
  153. 153Armenia50.2
  154. 154Syrian Arab Republic49.9
  155. 155St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.5
  156. 156Peru49.4
  157. 157New Caledonia49
  158. 158Philippines48.9
  159. 159El Salvador48.6
  160. 160Ukraine48.5
  161. 161Mexico48.4
  162. 162South Africa48.4
  163. 163Ecuador48.1
  164. 164Viet Nam47.8
  165. 165Greenland47.6
  166. 166Cuba47.2
  167. 167Libya47.1
  168. 168Northern Mariana Islands47.1
  169. 169Curacao46.9
  170. 170Cabo Verde46.7
  171. 171Indonesia46.6
  172. 172Korea, Dem. People's Rep.46.3
  173. 173Grenada46.3
  174. 174Myanmar46.2
  175. 175Turkiye46.2
  176. 176India46.1
  177. 177Luxembourg46.1
  178. 178Belize46
  179. 179Chile45.2
  180. 180Costa Rica45.1
  181. 181Cyprus45
  182. 182Brazil44.6
  183. 183Dominica44.5
  184. 184Iran, Islamic Rep.44.1
  185. 185Korea, Rep.44
  186. 186Kosovo43.9
  187. 187Thailand43.7
  188. 188Trinidad and Tobago43.7
  189. 189French Polynesia43.7
  190. 190Azerbaijan43.6
  191. 191China43.5
  192. 192Colombia43.3
  193. 193St. Kitts and Nevis43
  194. 194Antigua and Barbuda42.5
  195. 195Palau42.4
  196. 196Bahamas, The42.1
  197. 197Malaysia41.5
  198. 198Sint Maarten (Dutch part)41.4
  199. 199Macao SAR, China40.5
  200. 200Mauritius40.2
  201. 201Seychelles39.9
  202. 202Andorra39.2
  203. 203Brunei Darussalam38.6
  204. 204Turks and Caicos Islands38.2
  205. 205St. Lucia37.4
  206. 206Oman37
  207. 207Bhutan37
  208. 208Jamaica36.7
  209. 209Saudi Arabia36.4
  210. 210Singapore35
  211. 211Cayman Islands34.4
  212. 212British Virgin Islands31.9
  213. 213Maldives31.6
  214. 214Bahrain28.9
  215. 215Kuwait26.8
  216. 216United Arab Emirates21.6
  217. 217Qatar20

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)