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Ghana: Age dependency ratio, young

58.29percent · 2025-12.4% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Ghana from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202558.289
202459.229
202360.109
202260.974
202161.854
202062.766
201963.633
201864.422
201765.212
201665.945
201566.524
201466.946
201367.243
201267.474
201167.7
201068
200968.493
200869.198
200770.028
200670.901
200571.787
200472.759
200373.825
200274.974
200176.222
200077.427
199978.592
199879.925
199781.344
199682.472
199583.297
199484.283
199385.358
199286.163
199186.594
199086.849
198987.185
198887.451
198787.468
198687.135
198586.767
198486.644
198387.138
198288.159
198189.171
198090.234
197991.537
197893.15
197794.951
197696.804
197598.085
197498.739
197399.311
197299.704
197199.802
197099.634
196999.228
196898.648
196797.965
196697.168
196596.222
196495.105
196393.72
196291.942
196189.877
196087.854

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, young. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-young (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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