Qatar—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #213 of 217Updated April 2026
Latest Value
18.1%
2024
YoY Change
-0.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#213
of 217 countries
Maximum
31.2%
2000
Minimum
16.1%
2016
CAGR
-2.2%
25 years
Last
18.1%
Previous
18.2%
Highest
31.2%
Lowest
16.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Qatar's youth dependency ratio was 18.1% in 2024, ranking #213 out of 217 countries. This represents a -0.6% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 31.2% (2000) and the lowest was 16.1% (2016). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 31.2% |
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 |