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Zambia: Age dependency ratio, young

71.84percent · 2025-15.6% 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 Zambia from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202571.843
202473.251
202374.725
202276.184
202177.593
202078.995
201980.352
201881.617
201782.826
201684.008
201585.108
201486.127
201387.061
201287.836
201188.477
201089.096
200989.801
200890.541
200791.278
200691.991
200592.711
200493.413
200394.155
200294.973
200195.891
200096.786
199997.341
199897.692
199797.973
199698.146
199598.139
199498.151
199398.278
199298.544
199198.893
199099.302
198999.742
1988100.179
1987100.672
1986101.245
1985101.847
1984102.359
1983102.896
1982103.604
1981104.218
1980104.455
1979104.343
1978103.962
1977103.377
1976102.606
1975101.666
1974100.606
197399.466
197298.235
197196.947
197095.629
196994.69
196894.254
196793.946
196693.651
196593.363
196492.847
196391.992
196291.187
196190.572
196089.998

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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