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India: Age dependency ratio, young

35.36percent · 2025-19.8% 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 India from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202535.359
202436.09
202336.837
202237.585
202138.35
202039.182
201940.082
201841
201741.985
201643.025
201544.063
201445.109
201346.149
201247.162
201148.169
201049.19
200950.213
200851.226
200752.252
200653.305
200554.339
200455.348
200356.343
200257.295
200158.25
200059.219
199960.198
199861.178
199762.117
199663.02
199563.878
199464.645
199365.329
199265.975
199166.592
199067.176
198967.718
198868.206
198768.619
198668.948
198569.232
198469.503
198369.797
198270.114
198170.419
198070.745
197971.196
197871.707
197772.234
197672.771
197573.281
197473.775
197374.162
197274.534
197174.863
197075.225
196975.592
196875.762
196775.943
196676.087
196576.067
196475.883
196375.241
196274.238
196173.262
196072.318

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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