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Uganda: Age dependency ratio, young

78.87percent · 2025-18.0% 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 Uganda from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202578.871
202480.236
202381.501
202282.697
202184.113
202085.79
201987.669
201889.675
201791.76
201694.07
201596.161
201497.801
201399.101
2012100.122
2011101.036
2010101.912
2009102.801
2008103.601
2007104.267
2006104.735
2005105.039
2004105.216
2003105.377
2002105.721
2001105.875
2000105.728
1999105.524
1998105.357
1997104.599
1996103.579
1995102.043
1994100.417
199399.865
199299.567
199199.328
199098.991
198998.653
198898.411
198798.257
198698.2
198598.127
198498.226
198398.388
198298.307
198198.012
198097.395
197996.572
197896.063
197795.853
197695.532
197595.094
197494.579
197393.857
197292.821
197191.916
197091.41
196991.163
196891.122
196791.208
196691.371
196591.609
196491.932
196392.052
196291.681
196190.887
196089.754

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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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