Youth dependency · World
Published World Bank series · Population · SP.POP.DPND.YG
37.44 % of working-age population · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.44 | % of working-age population |
| 2024 | 38 | % of working-age population |
| 2023 | 38.54 | % of working-age population |
| 2022 | 39.04 | % of working-age population |
| 2021 | 39.47 | % of working-age population |
| 2020 | 39.84 | % of working-age population |
| 2019 | 40.14 | % of working-age population |
| 2018 | 40.38 | % of working-age population |
| 2017 | 40.57 | % of working-age population |
| 2016 | 40.73 | % of working-age population |
| 2015 | 40.91 | % of working-age population |
| 2014 | 41.08 | % of working-age population |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % of working-age population. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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