Age dependency ratio — all countries

Age dependency ratio — Northern America

Age dependency ratio in Northern America in 2025 — 54.9 per 100. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.3%.

2025 54.9 per 100 +1.07% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 67.9 per 1001961
Period minimum 47.4 per 1002007

Trend over time

1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64

Age dependency ratio — Northern America, 1960–20254050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 67.3 per 1001962: 67.8 per 1001964: 67.2 per 1001966: 66.2 per 1001968: 64.2 per 1001970: 62 per 1001972: 59.3 per 1001974: 56.1 per 1001976: 53.4 per 1001978: 51.3 per 1001980: 50 per 1001982: 49.6 per 1001984: 49.5 per 1001986: 49.3 per 1001988: 49.9 per 1001990: 50.8 per 1001992: 51.6 per 1001994: 51.7 per 1001996: 51.3 per 1001998: 50.5 per 1002000: 49.7 per 1002002: 48.9 per 1002004: 48.1 per 1002006: 47.4 per 1002008: 47.5 per 1002010: 47.8 per 1002012: 48.6 per 1002014: 49.6 per 1002016: 50.5 per 1002018: 51.5 per 1002020: 52.4 per 1002022: 53.3 per 1002024: 54.4 per 1002025: 54.9 per 100
Change over the period: −12.3 (−18.32%) Average annual rate: -0.31 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 54.9 per 100
World 54.5 per 100
Age dependency ratio — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2025 54.9 +0.6 +1.07%
2024 54.4 +0.5 +1.01%
2023 53.8 +0.5 +0.97%
2022 53.3 +0.4 +0.84%
2021 52.9 +0.4 +0.78%
2020 52.4 +0.5 +0.89%
2019 52 +0.5 +0.95%
2018 51.5 +0.5 +0.93%
2017 51 +0.5 +0.93%
2016 50.5 +0.4 +0.89%
2015 50.1 +0.5 +0.93%
2014 49.6 +0.5 +1%
2013 49.1 +0.5 +1.09%
2012 48.6 +0.5 +1.03%
2011 48.1 +0.3 +0.58%
2010 47.8 +0.1 +0.31%
2009 47.7 +0.2 +0.36%
2008 47.5 +0.1 +0.28%
2007 47.4 −0 −0.08%
2006 47.4 −0.3 −0.62%
2005 47.7 −0.4 −0.84%
2004 48.1 −0.4 −0.78%
2003 48.5 −0.4 −0.77%
2002 48.9 −0.4 −0.79%
2001 49.3 −0.4 −0.81%
2000 49.7 −0.4 −0.82%
1999 50.1 −0.4 −0.82%
1998 50.5 −0.4 −0.81%
1997 50.9 −0.4 −0.7%
1996 51.3 −0.3 −0.53%
1995 51.6 −0.2 −0.32%
1994 51.7 −0 −0.02%
1993 51.7 +0.2 +0.33%
1992 51.6 +0.3 +0.67%
1991 51.2 +0.4 +0.81%
1990 50.8 +0.4 +0.88%
1989 50.4 +0.5 +0.93%
1988 49.9 +0.4 +0.75%
1987 49.5 +0.2 +0.37%
1986 49.3 −0.1 −0.11%
1985 49.4 −0.1 −0.23%
1984 49.5 −0 −0.1%
1983 49.6 −0 −0.08%
1982 49.6 −0.1 −0.27%
1981 49.7 −0.3 −0.6%
1980 50 −0.5 −1%
1979 50.5 −0.7 −1.45%
1978 51.3 −0.9 −1.77%
1977 52.2 −1.1 −2.15%
1976 53.4 −1.3 −2.45%
1975 54.7 −1.4 −2.54%
1974 56.1 −1.5 −2.68%
1973 57.7 −1.6 −2.67%
1972 59.3 −1.5 −2.43%
1971 60.7 −1.2 −1.98%
1970 62 −1.1 −1.72%
1969 63 −1.1 −1.76%
1968 64.2 −1.1 −1.67%
1967 65.3 −0.9 −1.42%
1966 66.2 −0.6 −0.93%
1965 66.8 −0.4 −0.55%
1964 67.2 −0.3 −0.49%
1963 67.5 −0.3 −0.47%
1962 67.8 −0.1 −0.12%
1961 67.9 +0.7 +0.98%
1960 67.3

About the indicator

The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.