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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

· higher is better · 217 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Central African Republic99.1
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.91.6
  3. 3Niger90.4
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.90.2
  5. 5Chad88.5
  6. 6Mali88.3
  7. 7Angola83.2
  8. 8Mozambique83.2
  9. 9Burundi82.3
  10. 10Uganda78.9
  11. 11Mauritania78
  12. 12Tanzania77.5
  13. 13Afghanistan77.4
  14. 14Benin74.2
  15. 15Cameroon73.3
  16. 16Burkina Faso73.3
  17. 17Yemen, Rep.72.7
  18. 18Guinea72.4
  19. 19Togo72.1
  20. 20Zambia71.8
  21. 21Nigeria71.8
  22. 22Zimbabwe71.7
  23. 23Sudan71.3
  24. 24Cote d'Ivoire71.1
  25. 25Congo, Rep.70.1
  26. 26Malawi70
  27. 27Gambia, The69.6
  28. 28Samoa68.1
  29. 29Liberia67.9
  30. 30Madagascar67.6
  31. 31Ethiopia66.9
  32. 32Vanuatu65.8
  33. 33Guinea-Bissau65.6
  34. 34Eritrea64.6
  35. 35South Sudan64.5
  36. 36Senegal64.4
  37. 37West Bank and Gaza64.2
  38. 38Sao Tome and Principe63.9
  39. 39Sierra Leone63.7
  40. 40Comoros62.8
  41. 41Rwanda62.8
  42. 42Equatorial Guinea62.7
  43. 43Naoero62.1
  44. 44Namibia61.5
  45. 45Solomon Islands61.2
  46. 46Pakistan61
  47. 47Gabon60.8
  48. 48Tonga60
  49. 49Tajikistan59.7
  50. 50Kenya59.7
  51. 51Iraq59.5
  52. 52Ghana58.3
  53. 53Kiribati56.1
  54. 54Marshall Islands55.4
  55. 55Tuvalu55.1
  56. 56Lesotho55
  57. 57Timor-Leste53.7
  58. 58Eswatini52.7
  59. 59Papua New Guinea52.4
  60. 60Kyrgyz Republic51.4
  61. 61Micronesia, Fed. Sts.50.5
  62. 62Mongolia50.1
  63. 63Botswana50
  64. 64Uzbekistan50
  65. 65Egypt, Arab Rep.50
  66. 66Turkmenistan48.8
  67. 67Guatemala48.5
  68. 68Haiti47.8
  69. 69Algeria47.3
  70. 70Kazakhstan47.1
  71. 71Jordan46.4
  72. 72Honduras46.4
  73. 73Cambodia46
  74. 74Lao PDR45.7
  75. 75Bolivia45.4
  76. 76Israel45.2
  77. 77Guyana45.1
  78. 78Paraguay43.7
  79. 79Djibouti43.5
  80. 80Nepal42.9
  81. 81Nicaragua42.9
  82. 82Syrian Arab Republic42.6
  83. 83Guam42.4
  84. 84Bangladesh42.1
  85. 85American Samoa40.5
  86. 86Philippines40.4
  87. 87Fiji40.3
  88. 88Lebanon40
  89. 89Dominican Republic39.9
  90. 90Libya39.5
  91. 91Belize38.3
  92. 92Venezuela, RB38.3
  93. 93South Africa38.2
  94. 94Suriname38.1
  95. 95Morocco38
  96. 96Panama37.3
  97. 97Cabo Verde36.2
  98. 98El Salvador36.2
  99. 99Mexico35.8
  100. 100Indonesia35.5
  101. 101St. Martin (French part)35.5
  102. 102Tunisia35.4
  103. 103Ecuador35.4
  104. 104India35.4
  105. 105Peru35.3
  106. 106Myanmar35.2
  107. 107Viet Nam33.8
  108. 108Oman33.3
  109. 109Sri Lanka33
  110. 110Georgia32.3
  111. 111Saudi Arabia32.2
  112. 112Faroe Islands31.9
  113. 113Iran, Islamic Rep.31.7
  114. 114Argentina31.7
  115. 115New Caledonia31.4
  116. 116Northern Mariana Islands31.2
  117. 117St. Vincent and the Grenadines31.2
  118. 118Turkiye30.7
  119. 119Moldova30.7
  120. 120Greenland30.6
  121. 121Azerbaijan30.4
  122. 122Malaysia30.2
  123. 123Kosovo28.8
  124. 124Colombia28.6
  125. 125Brunei Darussalam28.6
  126. 126Armenia28.5
  127. 127Brazil28
  128. 128Montenegro28
  129. 129Bhutan27.9
  130. 130Grenada27.8
  131. 131New Zealand27.7
  132. 132Korea, Dem. People's Rep.27.7
  133. 133Seychelles27.6
  134. 134Ireland27.5
  135. 135Australia27.5
  136. 136Monaco27.4
  137. 137Virgin Islands (U.S.)27.2
  138. 138Gibraltar27.2
  139. 139Uruguay27.2
  140. 140United Kingdom26.8
  141. 141Sweden26.8
  142. 142Costa Rica26.6
  143. 143French Polynesia26.5
  144. 144United States26.5
  145. 145France26.5
  146. 146Iceland26.3
  147. 147St. Kitts and Nevis26.2
  148. 148Russian Federation26.1
  149. 149Barbados25.9
  150. 150Palau25.5
  151. 151Dominica25.5
  152. 152North Macedonia25.5
  153. 153Albania25.2
  154. 154Trinidad and Tobago25.1
  155. 155Aruba25.1
  156. 156Maldives25
  157. 157Jamaica25
  158. 158Bahamas, The24.9
  159. 159Antigua and Barbuda24.9
  160. 160Belgium24.8
  161. 161Denmark24.6
  162. 162Norway24.5
  163. 163Latvia24.3
  164. 164Estonia24.2
  165. 165Romania24.2
  166. 166Belarus24.1
  167. 167Chile24
  168. 168Slovak Republic23.8
  169. 169Bahrain23.7
  170. 170St. Lucia23.7
  171. 171Czechia23.7
  172. 172Finland23.3
  173. 173Cyprus23.3
  174. 174Netherlands23.3
  175. 175Canada23.1
  176. 176Switzerland23
  177. 177Luxembourg23
  178. 178Slovenia22.9
  179. 179Kuwait22.8
  180. 180Serbia22.7
  181. 181Bulgaria22.7
  182. 182Lithuania22.4
  183. 183Poland22.3
  184. 184Hungary22.3
  185. 185Isle of Man22.3
  186. 186Germany22.2
  187. 187Cuba22.1
  188. 188China22.1
  189. 189Liechtenstein22.1
  190. 190Turks and Caicos Islands22.1
  191. 191Croatia21.9
  192. 192Austria21.8
  193. 193Cayman Islands21.6
  194. 194Curacao21.4
  195. 195Channel Islands21.4
  196. 196Sint Maarten (Dutch part)20.9
  197. 197Bermuda20.9
  198. 198Thailand20.7
  199. 199Greece20.5
  200. 200Portugal20.4
  201. 201Mauritius20.4
  202. 202Ukraine20.3
  203. 203Bosnia and Herzegovina20
  204. 204United Arab Emirates19.4
  205. 205Malta19.4
  206. 206Macao SAR, China19.3
  207. 207Spain19.2
  208. 208Japan19.1
  209. 209British Virgin Islands18.6
  210. 210Italy18.4
  211. 211San Marino18.2
  212. 212Qatar18
  213. 213Puerto Rico (US)17.7
  214. 214Andorra16.2
  215. 215Singapore15.8
  216. 216Hong Kong SAR, China15.6
  217. 217Korea, Rep.14.7

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)