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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of Middle East & North Africa. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and ICF International.

Categories, topics:

Health

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
72.027
Minimum:
45.987
jan 1, 2012
Maximum:
85.692
jan 1, 1968
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
80.114
+80.114
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
81.498
+1.383
1.73%
jan 1, 1963
82.779
+1.281
1.57%
jan 1, 1964
83.869
+1.09
1.32%
jan 1, 1965
84.603
+0.734
0.87%
jan 1, 1966
84.92
+0.318
0.38%
jan 1, 1967
85.57
+0.649
0.76%
jan 1, 1968
85.692
+0.122
0.14%
jan 1, 1969
85.477
-0.216
-0.25%
jan 1, 1970
85.101
-0.376
-0.44%
jan 1, 1971
84.652
-0.449
-0.53%
jan 1, 1972
84.597
-0.054
-0.06%
jan 1, 1973
84.374
-0.223
-0.26%
jan 1, 1974
84.019
-0.355
-0.42%
jan 1, 1975
83.605
-0.414
-0.49%
jan 1, 1976
83.176
-0.429
-0.51%
jan 1, 1977
82.944
-0.232
-0.28%
jan 1, 1978
82.718
-0.226
-0.27%
jan 1, 1979
82.498
-0.22
-0.27%
jan 1, 1980
82.278
-0.22
-0.27%
jan 1, 1981
82.075
-0.204
-0.25%
jan 1, 1982
82.159
+0.085
0.1%
jan 1, 1983
82.156
-0.003
0.0%
jan 1, 1984
82.094
-0.063
-0.08%
jan 1, 1985
81.986
-0.107
-0.13%
jan 1, 1986
81.8
-0.186
-0.23%
jan 1, 1987
81.945
+0.145
0.18%
jan 1, 1988
81.889
-0.057
-0.07%
jan 1, 1989
81.626
-0.263
-0.32%
jan 1, 1990
81.114
-0.512
-0.63%
jan 1, 1991
80.411
-0.703
-0.87%
jan 1, 1992
79.42
-0.991
-1.23%
jan 1, 1993
78.442
-0.978
-1.23%
jan 1, 1994
76.939
-1.504
-1.92%
jan 1, 1995
75.206
-1.733
-2.25%
jan 1, 1996
73.097
-2.109
-2.8%
jan 1, 1997
70.835
-2.262
-3.09%
jan 1, 1998
68.562
-2.273
-3.21%
jan 1, 1999
66.302
-2.26
-3.3%
jan 1, 2000
64.049
-2.253
-3.4%
jan 1, 2001
61.798
-2.252
-3.52%
jan 1, 2002
59.53
-2.267
-3.67%
jan 1, 2003
57.256
-2.274
-3.82%
jan 1, 2004
55.032
-2.225
-3.89%
jan 1, 2005
52.955
-2.076
-3.77%
jan 1, 2006
51.113
-1.843
-3.48%
jan 1, 2007
49.681
-1.431
-2.8%
jan 1, 2008
48.451
-1.231
-2.48%
jan 1, 2009
47.452
-0.998
-2.06%
jan 1, 2010
46.689
-0.764
-1.61%
jan 1, 2011
46.144
-0.545
-1.17%
jan 1, 2012
45.987
-0.157
-0.34%
jan 1, 2013
45.993
+0.006
0.01%
jan 1, 2014
46.12
+0.126
0.27%
jan 1, 2015
46.288
+0.168
0.36%
jan 1, 2016
46.432
+0.144
0.31%

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