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United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio, old

2.18percent · 2025+18.3% 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 United Arab Emirates from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20252.18
20242.152
20232.069
20222.002
20211.978
20201.911
20191.867
20181.835
20171.809
20161.818
20151.842
20141.833
20131.816
20121.796
20111.751
20101.74
20091.804
20081.906
20072.092
20062.254
20052.198
20042.061
20031.942
20021.835
20011.734
20001.637
19991.548
19981.473
19971.415
19961.373
19951.366
19941.386
19931.405
19921.424
19911.449
19901.481
19891.518
19881.561
19871.607
19861.65
19851.667
19841.659
19831.649
19821.636
19811.617
19801.678
19791.843
19782.032
19772.236
19762.462
19752.502
19742.336
19732.225
19722.165
19712.15
19702.181
19692.274
19682.437
19672.613
19662.759
19652.914
19643.08
19633.258
19623.456
19613.678
19603.923

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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