Viet Nam—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #107 of 217Updated April 2026
Latest Value
34.3%
2024
YoY Change
-1.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#107
of 217 countries
Maximum
50.4%
2000
Minimum
34.2%
2013
CAGR
-1.6%
25 years
Last
34.3%
Previous
34.8%
Highest
50.4%
Lowest
34.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Viet Nam's youth dependency ratio was 34.3% in 2024, ranking #107 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.6% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 50.4% (2000) and the lowest was 34.2% (2013). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 50.4% |
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 |