Yemen's Age Dependency Ratio: Young

THE AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (%)


The young-age dependency ratio is the ratio of younger dependents (who are generally economically inactive and younger than 15 years old), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the aging population.

Yemen's age dependency ratio for young people was: %, reported in (most recent observation).

Yemen's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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Singapore 83.8
Korea, Rep. 83.4
Hong Kong 82.2
United Arab Emirates 81.8
Qatar 81.0
Malta 80.7
Italy 80.1
Japan 79.9
Portugal 79.2
Spain 78.6
Germany 78.3
Austria 78.3
Serbia 78.1
Bulgaria 78.0
Croatia 77.9
Greece 77.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.7
Hungary 77.6
Ukraine 77.4
Thailand 77.3
Switzerland 77.2
Luxembourg 77.1
Cyprus 77.0
North Macedonia 76.8
Mauritius 76.6
Poland 76.6
Slovenia 76.4
Lithuania 76.4
Slovak Republic 76.3
Canada 76.1
Netherlands 76.0
Albania 75.9
Romania 75.4
Latvia 75.1
Finland 75.0
Czechia 74.8
Denmark 74.6
Belarus 74.6
China 74.5
Estonia 73.9
Belgium 73.9
Norway 73.9
Russia 73.4
Chile 73.2
Bahrain 73.2
Bahamas, The 72.7
Trinidad and Tobago 72.3
United Kingdom 72.2
United States 72.0
Jamaica 72.0
Iceland 72.0
Australia 71.8
France 71.7
Kuwait 71.6
Sweden 71.5
New Zealand 71.0
Brazil 70.6
Moldova 70.3
Costa Rica 70.2
Uruguay 70.1
Ireland 69.5
Armenia 69.4
Colombia 69.0
Brunei 68.9
Bhutan 67.9
Vietnam 67.2
Georgia 67.2
Malaysia 67.1
Türkiye 65.5
Azerbaijan 65.5
Sri Lanka 64.6
Argentina 64.0
Myanmar 63.7
Saudi Arabia 63.2
Mexico 62.7
Tunisia 62.4
Indonesia 62.4
Oman 62.0
India 61.9
El Salvador 61.0
Bangladesh 60.9
Cabo Verde 60.8
Ecuador 60.6
Suriname 60.0
Peru 59.7
Panama 59.4
Morocco 59.1
Dominican Republic 58.2
Libya 56.5
South Africa 56.1
Lebanon 56.0
Guyana 55.9
Paraguay 55.2
Cambodia 55.0
Nepal 54.5
Uzbekistan 53.7
Nicaragua 53.6
Honduras 53.1
Israel 53.0
Kazakhstan 52.8
Philippines 52.2
Laos 52.0
Bolivia 51.3
Algeria 51.3
Turkmenistan 51.1
Haiti 48.8
Jordan 48.8
Mongolia 48.6
Botswana 48.2
Guatemala 47.0
Egypt 46.8
Lesotho 44.7
Papua New Guinea 44.5
Kyrgyzstan 43.6
Eswatini 42.6
Tajikistan 39.6
Namibia 39.4
Gabon 39.0
Pakistan 37.2
Ghana 37.1
Kenya 34.7
Comoros 33.4
Rwanda 32.9
Sierra Leone 31.5
Madagascar 31.2
Yemen, Rep. 30.6
Ethiopia 29.8
Togo 29.0
Guinea-Bissau 28.4
Zimbabwe 26.6
Liberia 26.3
Congo, Rep. 26.0
Sudan 26.0
Cote d'Ivoire 25.1
Senegal 24.2
Guinea 23.7
Mauritania 23.2
Cameroon 22.7
Benin 21.7
Zambia 21.3
Malawi 20.3
Afghanistan 19.8
Gambia 19.5
Nigeria 19.4
Mozambique 18.7
Tanzania 18.1
Burkina Faso 17.4
Uganda 14.9
Angola 13.5
Burundi 9.6
Congo, Dem. Rep 7.9
Mali 5.5
Chad 5.3


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