Tuvalu—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #55 of 217Updated July 2026
Latest Value
54.6%
2024
YoY Change
+2.3%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#55
of 217 countries
Maximum
62.8%
2000
Minimum
50.2%
2017
CAGR
-0.6%
25 years
Last
54.6%
Previous
53.3%
Highest
62.8%
Lowest
50.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Tuvalu's youth dependency ratio was 54.6% in 2024, ranking #55 out of 217 countries. This represents a +2.3% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 62.8% (2000) and the lowest was 50.2% (2017). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.8% |
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 |