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United States: Age dependency ratio, young

26.50percent · 2025-8.2% 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 United States from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202526.504
202426.757
202327.08
202227.427
202127.755
202028.066
201928.315
201828.498
201728.642
201628.751
201528.861
201428.952
201329.017
201229.063
201129.106
201029.204
200929.332
200829.449
200729.582
200629.795
200530.131
200430.513
200330.856
200231.173
200131.471
200031.753
199932.029
199832.307
199732.602
199632.885
199533.117
199433.267
199333.283
199233.17
199132.922
199032.628
198932.353
198832.085
198731.92
198631.961
198532.213
198432.509
198332.743
198232.955
198133.235
198033.671
197934.328
197835.219
197736.277
197637.539
197538.973
197440.47
197342.041
197243.629
197145.07
197046.251
196947.324
196848.441
196749.516
196650.446
196551.141
196451.621
196352.012
196252.416
196152.637
196052.193

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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