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Syrian Arab Republic: Age dependency ratio, old

7.25percent · 2025-3.9% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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
20257.253
20247.174
20237.213
20227.361
20217.446
20207.472
20197.567
20187.755
20177.81
20167.732
20157.544
20147.092
20136.446
20125.949
20115.748
20105.68
20095.649
20085.583
20075.627
20065.836
20055.966
20046
20036.017
20026.02
20016.032
20006.051
19996.066
19986.066
19976.053
19966.032
19956.007
19945.982
19935.955
19925.925
19915.888
19905.845
19895.806
19885.776
19875.754
19865.738
19855.729
19845.737
19835.771
19825.844
19815.929
19805.993
19796.076
19786.194
19776.306
19766.381
19756.41
19746.469
19736.62
19726.824
19717.064
19707.318
19697.571
19687.83
19678.094
19668.364
19658.637
19648.911
19639.208
19629.526
19619.832
196010.145

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

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