Cyprus—Age Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #181 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
45.0%
2025
YoY Change
+1.5%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#181
of 217 countries
Maximum
47.5%
2000
Minimum
39.2%
2011
CAGR
-0.2%
26 years
Last
45.0%
Previous
44.3%
Highest
47.5%
Lowest
39.2%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Cyprus's age dependency ratio (%) was 45.0% in 2025, ranking #181 out of 217 countries. This represents a +1.5% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 47.5% (2000) and the lowest was 39.2% (2011). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Cyprus — Age Dependency Ratio (%): 44.9554692176076 % of working-age population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.5% |
Top Countries — Age Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6% | 2025 |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7% | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 96.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Unit
% of working-age population