Uganda—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #10 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
78.9%
2025
YoY Change
-1.7%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#10
of 217 countries
Maximum
105.9%
2001
Minimum
78.9%
2025
CAGR
-1.2%
26 years
Last
78.9%
Previous
80.2%
Highest
105.9%
Lowest
78.9%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Uganda's youth dependency ratio was 78.9% in 2025, ranking #10 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.7% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 105.9% (2001) and the lowest was 78.9% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Uganda — Youth Dependency Ratio (%): 78.8710177303468 % of working-age population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 102.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 103.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 104.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 104.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 105.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 105.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 105.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 105.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 105.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 105.7% |
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 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Methodology
Original contributors: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators)View original source →