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Syrian Arab Republic: Age dependency ratio

49.88percent · 2025-38.4% since 2015

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--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 Syrian Arab Republic from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202549.88
202451.298
202353.899
202257.732
202161.228
202064.301
201968.349
201873.617
201777.638
201680.125
201580.913
201477.777
201371.699
201266.92
201165.433
201065.496
200965.895
200865.641
200766.939
200670.868
200573.869
200475.579
200377.293
200278.973
200180.681
200082.378
199984.037
199885.657
199787.195
199688.655
199590.114
199491.647
199393.285
199294.99
199196.615
199098.061
198999.361
1988100.492
1987101.468
1986102.333
1985103.17
1984104.028
1983104.85
1982105.673
1981106.345
1980106.69
1979106.886
1978107.048
1977107.131
1976107.117
1975106.997
1974106.881
1973106.849
1972106.89
1971107.001
1970106.982
1969106.775
1968106.456
1967106.018
1966105.451
1965104.737
1964103.859
1963103.34
1962103.049
1961102.285
1960101.255

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

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