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Syrian Arab Republic: Age dependency ratio, young

42.63percent · 2025-41.9% 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 Syrian Arab Republic from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202542.627
202444.124
202346.686
202250.371
202153.781
202056.829
201960.782
201865.862
201769.828
201672.393
201573.369
201470.685
201365.253
201260.971
201159.685
201059.816
200960.246
200860.058
200761.311
200665.033
200567.903
200469.579
200371.277
200272.952
200174.649
200076.327
199977.971
199879.591
199781.142
199682.623
199584.107
199485.665
199387.33
199289.065
199190.727
199092.216
198993.555
198894.715
198795.714
198696.595
198597.441
198498.29
198399.079
198299.829
1981100.416
1980100.697
1979100.811
1978100.854
1977100.825
1976100.735
1975100.587
1974100.412
1973100.229
1972100.066
197199.937
197099.664
196999.204
196898.627
196797.924
196697.087
196596.099
196494.948
196394.131
196293.524
196192.453
196091.11

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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