United Kingdom—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #141 of 217Updated April 2026
Latest Value
27.1%
2024
YoY Change
-1.2%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#141
of 217 countries
Maximum
29.1%
2000
Minimum
26.9%
2009
CAGR
-0.3%
25 years
Last
27.1%
Previous
27.5%
Highest
29.1%
Lowest
26.9%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
United Kingdom's youth dependency ratio was 27.1% in 2024, ranking #141 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.2% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 29.1% (2000) and the lowest was 26.9% (2009). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 29.1% |
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 |