World Bank
Age dependency ratio % of working-age population
Dependents younger than 15 or older than 64 as a share of working-age population.
Trend
Latest values
| Period | Area | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.88 | % of working-age population |
| 2024 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.30 | % of working-age population |
| 2023 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.90 | % of working-age population |
| 2022 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.73 | % of working-age population |
| 2021 | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.23 | % of working-age population |
| 2020 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.30 | % of working-age population |
| 2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | 68.35 | % of working-age population |
| 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.62 | % of working-age population |
| 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 77.64 | % of working-age population |
| 2016 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80.12 | % of working-age population |
| 2015 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80.91 | % of working-age population |
| 2014 | Syrian Arab Republic | 77.78 | % of working-age population |
| 2013 | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.70 | % of working-age population |
| 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.92 | % of working-age population |
| 2011 | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.43 | % of working-age population |
| 2010 | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.50 | % of working-age population |
| 2009 | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.89 | % of working-age population |
| 2008 | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.64 | % of working-age population |
| 2007 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.94 | % of working-age population |
| 2006 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.87 | % of working-age population |
| 2005 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.87 | % of working-age population |
| 2004 | Syrian Arab Republic | 75.58 | % of working-age population |
| 2003 | Syrian Arab Republic | 77.29 | % of working-age population |
| 2002 | Syrian Arab Republic | 78.97 | % of working-age population |
| 2001 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80.68 | % of working-age population |
| 2000 | Syrian Arab Republic | 82.38 | % of working-age population |
| 1999 | Syrian Arab Republic | 84.04 | % of working-age population |
| 1998 | Syrian Arab Republic | 85.66 | % of working-age population |
| 1997 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.19 | % of working-age population |
| 1996 | Syrian Arab Republic | 88.65 | % of working-age population |
| 1995 | Syrian Arab Republic | 90.11 | % of working-age population |
| 1994 | Syrian Arab Republic | 91.65 | % of working-age population |
| 1993 | Syrian Arab Republic | 93.29 | % of working-age population |
| 1992 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94.99 | % of working-age population |
| 1991 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96.62 | % of working-age population |
| 1990 | Syrian Arab Republic | 98.06 | % of working-age population |
| 1989 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99.36 | % of working-age population |
| 1988 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100.49 | % of working-age population |
| 1987 | Syrian Arab Republic | 101.47 | % of working-age population |
| 1986 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102.33 | % of working-age population |
| 1985 | Syrian Arab Republic | 103.17 | % of working-age population |
| 1984 | Syrian Arab Republic | 104.03 | % of working-age population |
| 1983 | Syrian Arab Republic | 104.85 | % of working-age population |
| 1982 | Syrian Arab Republic | 105.67 | % of working-age population |
| 1981 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.35 | % of working-age population |
| 1980 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.69 | % of working-age population |
| 1979 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.89 | % of working-age population |
| 1978 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.05 | % of working-age population |
| 1977 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.13 | % of working-age population |
| 1976 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.12 | % of working-age population |
| 1975 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.00 | % of working-age population |
| 1974 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.88 | % of working-age population |
| 1973 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.85 | % of working-age population |
| 1972 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.89 | % of working-age population |
| 1971 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.00 | % of working-age population |
| 1970 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.98 | % of working-age population |
| 1969 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.77 | % of working-age population |
| 1968 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.46 | % of working-age population |
| 1967 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.02 | % of working-age population |
| 1966 | Syrian Arab Republic | 105.45 | % of working-age population |
| 1965 | Syrian Arab Republic | 104.74 | % of working-age population |
| 1964 | Syrian Arab Republic | 103.86 | % of working-age population |
| 1963 | Syrian Arab Republic | 103.34 | % of working-age population |
| 1962 | Syrian Arab Republic | 103.05 | % of working-age population |
| 1961 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102.28 | % of working-age population |
| 1960 | Syrian Arab Republic | 101.25 | % of working-age population |
Citation
How to cite this data
Syria Data Observatory, “Age dependency ratio % of working-age population”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sp-pop-dpnd.
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