Italy—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #210 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
18.4%
2025
YoY Change
-1.6%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#210
of 217 countries
Maximum
21.5%
2013
Minimum
18.4%
2025
CAGR
-0.5%
26 years
Last
18.4%
Previous
18.7%
Highest
21.5%
Lowest
18.4%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Italy's youth dependency ratio was 18.4% in 2025, ranking #210 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.6% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 21.5% (2013) and the lowest was 18.4% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Italy — Youth Dependency Ratio (%): 18.4318478813843 % 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 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21.1% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.6% | 2025 |
| 3 | Niger | 90.4% | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Chad | 88.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 88.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Angola | 83.2% | 2025 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 83.2% | 2025 |
| 9 | Burundi | 82.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uganda | 78.9% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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.
Methodology
Original contributors: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators)View original source →