Nauru—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #43 of 217Updated July 2026
Latest Value
63.6%
2024
YoY Change
-1.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#43
of 217 countries
Maximum
65.4%
2000
Minimum
56.5%
2008
CAGR
-0.1%
25 years
Last
63.6%
Previous
64.6%
Highest
65.4%
Lowest
56.5%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Nauru's youth dependency ratio was 63.6% in 2024, ranking #43 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.4% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 65.4% (2000) and the lowest was 56.5% (2008). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 65.4% |
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 |