Maldives—Age Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #213 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
31.6%
2025
YoY Change
-1.3%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#213
of 217 countries
Maximum
78.4%
2000
Minimum
31.6%
2025
CAGR
-3.6%
26 years
Last
31.6%
Previous
32.0%
Highest
78.4%
Lowest
31.6%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Maldives's age dependency ratio (%) was 31.6% in 2025, ranking #213 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.3% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 78.4% (2000) and the lowest was 31.6% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 78.4% |
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