Marshall Islands—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #54 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
56.6%
2024
YoY Change
-0.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#54
of 217 countries
Maximum
75.4%
2000
Minimum
55.8%
2021
CAGR
-1.2%
25 years
Last
56.6%
Previous
57.0%
Highest
75.4%
Lowest
55.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Marshall Islands's youth dependency ratio was 56.6% in 2024, ranking #54 out of 217 countries. This represents a -0.6% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 75.4% (2000) and the lowest was 55.8% (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 75.4% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |