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Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Age dependency ratio (young) (2025)

Age dependency ratio (young): each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Angola ranks #1 with 83.2 children under 15 per 100 working-age people. Mauritania is second with 78 children under 15 per 100 working-age people, 6.7% behind. The top five are Angola, Mauritania, Tanzania, Benin and Cameroon. The median across all 47 is 56.1 children under 15 per 100 working-age people; Bhutan is last at 27.9 children under 15 per 100 working-age people. Angola's figure has fallen 5% since 2001 (87.9 children under 15 per 100 working-age people to 83.2 children under 15 per 100 working-age people in 2025).

#1
Angola · 83.2 children under 15 per 100 working-age people
Median
56.1 children under 15 per 100 working-age people
Coverage
47 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Age dependency ratio (young)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Angola 83.2; 2. Mauritania 78; 3. Tanzania 77.5; 4. Benin 74.2; 5. Cameroon 73.3; 6. Guinea 72.4; 7. Togo 72.1; 8. Zambia 71.8; 9. Nigeria 71.8; 10. Zimbabwe 71.7.Angola83.2Mauritania78Tanzania77.5Benin74.2Cameroon73.3Guinea72.4Togo72.1Zambia71.8Nigeria71.8Zimbabwe71.7
Top 10: Age dependency ratio (young) (children under 15 per 100 working-age people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Angola 83.2; 2. Mauritania 78; 3. Tanzania 77.5; 4. Benin 74.2; 5. Cameroon 73.3; 6. Guinea 72.4; 7. Togo 72.1; 8. Zambia 71.8; 9. Nigeria 71.8; 10. Zimbabwe 71.7.
Age dependency ratio (young) over time, top 5Angola: 87.9 in 2001 to 83.2 in 2025; Mauritania: 83.6 in 2001 to 78 in 2025; Tanzania: 84.5 in 2001 to 77.5 in 2025; Benin: 87.7 in 2001 to 74.2 in 2025; Cameroon: 86 in 2001 to 73.3 in 2025.0224465.987.9200120132025AngolaMauritaniaTanzaniaBeninCameroon
Age dependency ratio (young) over time, top 5 (children under 15 per 100 working-age people). Angola: 87.9 in 2001 to 83.2 in 2025; Mauritania: 83.6 in 2001 to 78 in 2025; Tanzania: 84.5 in 2001 to 77.5 in 2025; Benin: 87.7 in 2001 to 74.2 in 2025; Cameroon: 86 in 2001 to 73.3 in 2025.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Age dependency ratio (young), 2025
RankCountryAge dependency ratio (young) (children under 15 per 100 working-age people)
1Angola83.2
2Mauritania78
3Tanzania77.5
4Benin74.2
5Cameroon73.3
6Guinea72.4
7Togo72.1
8Zambia71.8
9Nigeria71.8
10Zimbabwe71.7
11Côte d'Ivoire71.1
12Congo, Rep.70.1
13Vanuatu65.8
14Senegal64.4
15West Bank and Gaza64.2
16São Tomé and Principe63.9
17Comoros62.8
18Namibia61.5
19Solomon Islands61.2
20Pakistan61
21Tajikistan59.7
22Kenya59.7
23Ghana58.3
24Kiribati56.1
25Lesotho55
26Timor-Leste53.7
27Eswatini52.7
28Papua New Guinea52.4
29Kyrgyz Republic51.4
30Uzbekistan50
31Egypt, Arab Rep.50
32Haiti47.8
33Honduras46.4
34Cambodia46
35Lao PDR45.7
36Bolivia45.4
37Djibouti43.5
38Nepal42.9
39Nicaragua42.9
40Bangladesh42.1
41Lebanon40
42Venezuela, RB38.3
43Morocco38
44Tunisia35.4
45India35.4
46Myanmar35.2
47Bhutan27.9

About the top 10

#2 Mauritania

Mauritania ranks #2 on this list with 78 children under 15 per 100 working-age people.

Capital
Nouakchott
Continent
Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
5.32 million people (2025)
GDP
US$11.68 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$2,198 (2025)
Life expectancy
68.7 years (2024)
Urban population
61.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Nouakchott.

Also ranks #2 in gross capital formation rate · #3 in prevalence of wasting (under-5) · #8 in gender parity index (school enrolment).

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#3 Tanzania

Tanzania ranks #3 on this list with 77.5 children under 15 per 100 working-age people.

Capital
Dodoma
Continent
Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
70.55 million people (2025)
GDP
US$90.14 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$1,319 (2025)
Life expectancy
67.2 years (2024)
Urban population
36.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Dar es Salaam.

Also ranks #4 in labour force participation rate · #4 in female labour force participation · #5 in livestock production index.

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#5 Cameroon

Cameroon ranks #5 on this list with 73.3 children under 15 per 100 working-age people.

Capital
Yaoundé
Continent
Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
29.88 million people (2025)
GDP
US$58.93 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$1,972 (2025)
Life expectancy
64 years (2024)
Urban population
55.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Douala, Yaoundé, Garoua.

Also ranks #10 in pm2.5 air pollution exposure · #11 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary) · #15 in age dependency ratio (young).

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#9 Nigeria

Nigeria ranks #9 on this list with 71.8 children under 15 per 100 working-age people.

Capital
Abuja
Continent
Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
237.53 million people (2025)
GDP
US$290.79 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$1,224 (2025)
Life expectancy
54.6 years (2024)
Urban population
63.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt.

Also ranks #1 in under-5 mortality rate · #1 in maternal mortality ratio · #1 in children out of school (primary).

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Source and method

Age dependency ratio (young): each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.DPND.YG. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.