Dependency Ratio by Country, 2026

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Rank	Country	Total DR ↓	Youth DR	Old-Age DR	Working %
1	Central African Republic	101.9	97.4	4.5	49.5%
2	Monaco	100.0	28.1	71.9	50.0%
3	Somalia	96.7	91.5	5.2	50.8%
4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	95.8	89.7	6.1	51.1%
5	Niger	94.1	89.0	5.1	51.5%
6	Chad	92.9	88.7	4.1	51.9%
7	Mali	91.5	87.0	4.5	52.2%
8	Angola	87.8	82.3	5.5	53.2%
9	Mozambique	87.1	82.1	5.1	53.4%
10	Burundi	84.4	79.7	4.7	54.2%
11	Mauritania	82.9	76.9	6.0	54.7%
12	Tanzania	82.4	76.9	5.5	54.8%
13	Uganda	81.6	77.5	4.1	55.1%
14	Afghanistan	80.7	76.3	4.4	55.3%
15	Benin	79.0	73.3	5.7	55.9%
16	Samoa	77.8	66.8	11.1	56.2%
17	Guinea	77.6	71.4	6.2	56.3%
18	Cameroon	77.4	72.4	5.0	56.4%
19	Yemen	77.0	72.4	4.6	56.5%
20	Sudan	76.3	70.2	6.1	56.7%
21	Burkina Faso	76.2	71.4	4.8	56.8%
22	Zimbabwe	75.9	69.7	6.2	56.8%
23	Nigeria	75.8	70.3	5.4	56.9%
24	Côte d'Ivoire	74.7	69.9	4.7	57.3%
25	Zambia	74.1	70.5	3.6	57.4%
26	Congo	74.1	68.6	5.5	57.5%
27	Gambia	73.8	68.0	5.7	57.5%
28	Madagascar	72.9	66.8	6.1	57.8%
29	Malawi	72.9	68.4	4.5	57.8%
30	Togo	72.7	67.0	5.7	57.9%
31	Vanuatu	72.5	64.8	7.7	58.0%
32	Liberia	72.4	66.6	5.8	58.0%
33	Ethiopia	72.1	66.3	5.8	58.1%
34	Eritrea	70.7	63.3	7.4	58.6%
35	Tonga	70.5	58.6	11.9	58.7%
36	Japan	70.2	18.8	51.4	58.8%
37	Sao Tome and Principe	70.0	63.2	6.8	58.8%
38	Guinea-Bissau	69.9	64.3	5.6	58.9%
39	Comoros	69.6	62.1	7.5	59.0%
40	Senegal	69.5	63.3	6.2	59.0%
41	Palestine	69.4	62.8	6.7	59.0%
42	Rwanda	68.9	62.0	6.9	59.2%
43	Equatorial Guinea	68.7	62.2	6.5	59.3%
44	Sierra Leone	68.2	62.6	5.6	59.5%
45	Tuvalu	68.0	55.4	12.6	59.5%
46	South Sudan	67.4	62.1	5.3	59.8%
47	Pakistan	67.3	59.9	7.4	59.8%
48	Namibia	67.2	60.6	6.5	59.8%
49	Gabon	67.0	60.0	7.0	59.9%
50	Solomon Islands	66.2	60.0	6.2	60.2%

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All 194 Countries Ranked by Dependency Ratio

Rank	Country	Region	Total DR	Youth DR	Old-Age DR	Working-Age %
1	Central African Republic	Africa	101.9	97.4	4.5	49.5%
2	Monaco	Europe	100.0	28.1	71.9	50.0%
3	Somalia	Africa	96.7	91.5	5.2	50.8%
4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	95.8	89.7	6.1	51.1%
5	Niger	Africa	94.1	89.0	5.1	51.5%
6	Chad	Africa	92.9	88.7	4.1	51.9%
7	Mali	Africa	91.5	87.0	4.5	52.2%
8	Angola	Africa	87.8	82.3	5.5	53.2%
9	Mozambique	Africa	87.1	82.1	5.1	53.4%
10	Burundi	Africa	84.4	79.7	4.7	54.2%
11	Mauritania	Africa	82.9	76.9	6.0	54.7%
12	Tanzania	Africa	82.4	76.9	5.5	54.8%
13	Uganda	Africa	81.6	77.5	4.1	55.1%
14	Afghanistan	Asia	80.7	76.3	4.4	55.3%
15	Benin	Africa	79.0	73.3	5.7	55.9%
16	Samoa	Oceania	77.8	66.8	11.1	56.2%
17	Guinea	Africa	77.6	71.4	6.2	56.3%
18	Cameroon	Africa	77.4	72.4	5.0	56.4%
19	Yemen	Asia	77.0	72.4	4.6	56.5%
20	Sudan	Africa	76.3	70.2	6.1	56.7%
21	Burkina Faso	Africa	76.2	71.4	4.8	56.8%
22	Zimbabwe	Africa	75.9	69.7	6.2	56.8%
23	Nigeria	Africa	75.8	70.3	5.4	56.9%
24	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	74.7	69.9	4.7	57.3%
25	Zambia	Africa	74.1	70.5	3.6	57.4%
26	Congo	Africa	74.1	68.6	5.5	57.5%
27	Gambia	Africa	73.8	68.0	5.7	57.5%
28	Madagascar	Africa	72.9	66.8	6.1	57.8%
29	Malawi	Africa	72.9	68.4	4.5	57.8%
30	Togo	Africa	72.7	67.0	5.7	57.9%
31	Vanuatu	Oceania	72.5	64.8	7.7	58.0%
32	Liberia	Africa	72.4	66.6	5.8	58.0%
33	Ethiopia	Africa	72.1	66.3	5.8	58.1%
34	Eritrea	Africa	70.7	63.3	7.4	58.6%
35	Tonga	Oceania	70.5	58.6	11.9	58.7%
36	Japan	Asia	70.2	18.8	51.4	58.8%
37	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	70.0	63.2	6.8	58.8%
38	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	69.9	64.3	5.6	58.9%
39	Comoros	Africa	69.6	62.1	7.5	59.0%
40	Senegal	Africa	69.5	63.3	6.2	59.0%
41	Palestine	Asia	69.4	62.8	6.7	59.0%
42	Rwanda	Africa	68.9	62.0	6.9	59.2%
43	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	68.7	62.2	6.5	59.3%
44	Sierra Leone	Africa	68.2	62.6	5.6	59.5%
45	Tuvalu	Oceania	68.0	55.4	12.6	59.5%
46	South Sudan	Africa	67.4	62.1	5.3	59.8%
47	Pakistan	Asia	67.3	59.9	7.4	59.8%
48	Namibia	Africa	67.2	60.6	6.5	59.8%
49	Gabon	Africa	67.0	60.0	7.0	59.9%
50	Solomon Islands	Oceania	66.2	60.0	6.2	60.2%
51	Israel	Asia	65.9	44.6	21.3	60.3%
52	Tajikistan	Asia	65.9	58.8	7.1	60.3%
53	Nauru	Oceania	65.7	60.4	5.3	60.4%
54	Ghana	Africa	63.7	57.3	6.4	61.1%
55	Iraq	Asia	63.7	57.9	5.7	61.1%
56	France	Europe	63.6	26.1	37.5	61.1%
57	Kenya	Africa	63.4	58.4	5.0	61.2%
58	Finland	Europe	62.7	22.8	39.9	61.4%
59	Kiribati	Oceania	62.6	55.2	7.4	61.5%
60	Marshall Islands	Oceania	62.3	54.0	8.3	61.6%
61	Kazakhstan	Asia	61.8	46.7	15.1	61.8%
62	Germany	Europe	61.6	22.4	39.2	61.9%
63	Portugal	Europe	61.3	20.4	40.9	62.0%
64	Timor-Leste	Asia	60.8	52.4	8.3	62.2%
65	Uzbekistan	Asia	60.6	50.5	10.1	62.3%
66	Kyrgyzstan	Asia	60.5	50.5	10.0	62.3%
67	Latvia	Europe	60.4	24.0	36.3	62.4%
68	Serbia	Europe	60.2	22.8	37.5	62.4%
69	Micronesia	Oceania	60.1	49.9	10.2	62.5%
70	Lesotho	Africa	60.1	53.8	6.2	62.5%
71	Croatia	Europe	60.1	21.6	38.5	62.5%
72	Sweden	Europe	60.0	26.3	33.7	62.5%
73	Greece	Europe	59.5	20.0	39.4	62.7%
74	Estonia	Europe	59.1	23.7	35.4	62.8%
75	Italy	Europe	58.8	18.2	40.7	63.0%
76	Eswatini	Africa	58.8	51.8	7.0	63.0%
77	Slovenia	Europe	58.5	22.6	35.9	63.1%
78	Denmark	Europe	58.4	24.5	33.9	63.1%
79	Bulgaria	Europe	58.2	22.7	35.5	63.2%
80	Belgium	Europe	58.2	24.4	33.8	63.2%
81	Moldova	Europe	57.9	30.4	27.5	63.3%
82	United Kingdom	Europe	57.9	26.4	31.5	63.3%
83	Mongolia	Asia	57.8	48.7	9.1	63.4%
84	Georgia	Asia	57.6	31.8	25.8	63.5%
85	Egypt	Africa	57.5	49.0	8.6	63.5%
86	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	57.5	51.7	5.9	63.5%
87	Algeria	Africa	57.5	46.4	11.1	63.5%
88	Montenegro	Europe	57.3	27.8	29.5	63.6%
89	Czech Republic	Europe	56.9	23.3	33.7	63.7%
90	Liechtenstein	Europe	56.8	22.3	34.5	63.8%
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	56.8	19.9	36.8	63.8%
92	Netherlands	Europe	56.6	23.3	33.3	63.9%
93	Australia	Oceania	56.2	27.4	28.8	64.0%
94	Guyana	Americas	56.0	44.8	11.3	64.1%
95	Turkmenistan	Asia	56.0	48.1	7.9	64.1%
96	Botswana	Africa	56.0	49.6	6.4	64.1%
97	Cambodia	Asia	55.8	45.5	10.3	64.2%
98	United States	Americas	55.6	26.3	29.3	64.3%
99	Lebanon	Asia	55.5	38.8	16.7	64.3%
100	Switzerland	Europe	55.5	23.0	32.5	64.3%
101	Austria	Europe	55.5	21.9	33.6	64.3%
102	New Zealand	Oceania	55.5	27.4	28.0	64.3%
103	Romania	Europe	55.5	24.0	31.5	64.3%
104	Hungary	Europe	55.4	22.3	33.1	64.4%
105	Lithuania	Europe	55.3	22.2	33.1	64.4%
106	Canada	Americas	55.3	23.1	32.2	64.4%
107	Guatemala	Americas	55.2	47.3	7.9	64.4%
108	Poland	Europe	54.8	21.9	32.9	64.6%
109	San Marino	Europe	54.5	17.7	36.8	64.7%
110	Haiti	Americas	54.5	46.9	7.5	64.7%
111	North Macedonia	Europe	54.4	25.1	29.3	64.8%
112	Russia	Europe	54.1	25.8	28.3	64.9%
113	Norway	Europe	54.1	24.2	29.9	64.9%
114	Paraguay	Americas	54.0	43.3	10.6	64.9%
115	Bolivia	Americas	53.7	44.7	9.0	65.1%
116	Slovakia	Europe	53.5	23.6	29.9	65.1%
117	Venezuela	Americas	53.1	37.2	15.8	65.3%
118	Albania	Europe	53.0	25.0	28.0	65.3%
119	Jordan	Asia	52.9	45.3	7.6	65.4%
120	Honduras	Americas	52.9	45.7	7.1	65.4%
121	Barbados	Americas	52.8	25.9	26.9	65.4%
122	Spain	Europe	52.7	18.8	33.8	65.5%
123	Laos	Asia	52.5	45.0	7.6	65.6%
124	Nepal	Asia	52.5	42.2	10.3	65.6%
125	Belarus	Europe	52.3	23.5	28.8	65.7%
126	Dominican Republic	Americas	52.2	39.3	12.9	65.7%
127	Sri Lanka	Asia	52.0	32.5	19.5	65.8%
128	Ireland	Europe	51.9	26.8	25.1	65.8%
129	Bangladesh	Asia	51.9	41.5	10.4	65.8%
130	Panama	Americas	51.8	36.7	15.1	65.9%
131	Uruguay	Americas	51.6	26.5	25.1	66.0%
132	Armenia	Asia	51.2	28.3	23.0	66.1%
133	Nicaragua	Americas	50.9	42.1	8.9	66.3%
134	Malta	Europe	50.8	19.2	31.5	66.3%
135	Iceland	Europe	50.6	26.1	24.5	66.4%
136	Djibouti	Africa	50.5	42.8	7.7	66.4%
137	Suriname	Americas	50.5	37.7	12.8	66.4%
138	Morocco	Africa	50.4	37.2	13.2	66.5%
139	Tunisia	Africa	50.1	34.6	15.5	66.6%
140	Fiji	Oceania	50.0	39.9	10.2	66.6%
141	Argentina	Americas	49.9	30.6	19.3	66.7%
142	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	49.5	30.6	18.9	66.9%
143	Peru	Americas	49.2	34.7	14.5	67.0%
144	Syria	Asia	48.9	41.6	7.4	67.1%
145	South Africa	Africa	48.5	38.0	10.5	67.3%
146	Ukraine	Europe	48.3	19.9	28.4	67.5%
147	Mexico	Americas	48.1	35.1	13.0	67.5%
148	El Salvador	Americas	48.0	35.5	12.6	67.6%
149	Philippines	Asia	47.9	39.1	8.8	67.6%
150	Vietnam	Asia	47.8	33.2	14.6	67.7%
151	Cuba	Americas	47.8	21.8	26.0	67.7%
152	Ecuador	Americas	47.5	34.4	13.1	67.8%
153	North Korea	Asia	46.8	27.7	19.1	68.1%
154	Luxembourg	Europe	46.8	23.1	23.8	68.1%
155	Indonesia	Asia	46.4	34.9	11.4	68.3%
156	Libya	Africa	46.3	38.3	7.9	68.4%
157	Myanmar	Asia	46.2	34.9	11.3	68.4%
158	Grenada	Americas	46.2	27.1	19.0	68.4%
159	Turkey	Asia	45.9	30.0	15.9	68.5%
160	Belize	Americas	45.9	38.0	7.9	68.5%
161	India	Asia	45.8	34.7	11.1	68.6%
162	Cyprus	Asia	45.6	23.4	22.2	68.7%
163	Cabo Verde	Africa	45.6	34.7	10.9	68.7%
164	South Korea	Asia	45.5	14.3	31.2	68.7%
165	Chile	Americas	45.3	23.4	21.9	68.8%
166	Costa Rica	Americas	45.2	25.9	19.3	68.9%
167	Brazil	Americas	45.0	27.7	17.3	69.0%
168	Dominica	Americas	44.6	25.1	19.5	69.2%
169	Thailand	Asia	44.4	20.3	24.1	69.2%
170	Trinidad and Tobago	Americas	44.3	24.8	19.5	69.3%
171	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	44.0	26.5	17.5	69.5%
172	Iran	Asia	43.9	31.0	12.9	69.5%
173	Colombia	Americas	43.6	28.4	15.3	69.6%
174	Azerbaijan	Asia	43.6	29.6	14.0	69.6%
175	Antigua and Barbuda	Americas	43.1	24.6	18.4	69.9%
176	Palau	Oceania	42.8	25.2	17.6	70.0%
177	China	Asia	42.7	21.1	21.6	70.1%
178	Bahamas	Americas	42.2	24.5	17.7	70.3%
179	Malaysia	Asia	41.2	29.4	11.8	70.8%
180	Mauritius	Africa	40.9	20.2	20.7	71.0%
181	Andorra	Europe	40.0	15.9	24.1	71.4%
182	Seychelles	Africa	40.0	27.4	12.6	71.4%
183	Brunei	Asia	38.9	28.3	10.6	72.0%
184	Saint Lucia	Americas	37.8	23.5	14.2	72.6%
185	Jamaica	Americas	36.7	24.5	12.3	73.1%
186	Oman	Asia	36.6	32.8	3.7	73.2%
187	Saudi Arabia	Asia	36.2	31.9	4.3	73.4%
188	Bhutan	Asia	36.2	27.0	9.2	73.4%
189	Singapore	Asia	36.1	16.0	20.1	73.5%
190	Maldives	Asia	31.1	24.2	6.9	76.3%
191	Bahrain	Asia	28.8	23.4	5.4	77.7%
192	Kuwait	Asia	26.6	22.5	4.1	79.0%
193	United Arab Emirates	Asia	21.6	19.3	2.2	82.3%
194	Qatar	Asia	20.1	18.0	2.1	83.3%

Frequently asked questions

What is the dependency ratio?

The number of people aged 0–14 and 65 and over for every 100 people aged 15–64. The youth ratio counts ages 0–14 and the old-age ratio counts 65 and over; together they make the total.

How is the dependency ratio calculated?

(Population aged 0–14 + population aged 65 and over) ÷ population aged 15–64 × 100. For the world in 2026: (1,999.3 million + 880.2 million) ÷ 5,421.2 million × 100 = 53.1.

Which country has the highest dependency ratio?

The Central African Republic (101.9), Monaco (100.0) and Somalia (96.7) in 2026. In the Central African Republic, 97.4 of the 101.9 are children aged 0–14. In Monaco, 71.9 are aged 65 and over.

Which country has the lowest dependency ratio?

Qatar (20.1), where 83.3% of people are aged 15–64. Then the United Arab Emirates (21.6) and Kuwait (26.6).

What is the dependency ratio of the United States?

55.6 in 2026: 26.3 children aged 0–14 and 29.3 people aged 65 and over for every 100 people aged 15–64.