Total dependency ratio fell 2.51% to 56.5% in Yemen in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Yemen reached an all time high of 117% in 1992 and an all time low of 56.5% in 2024. When compared to Yemen's main peers, total dependency ratio in Djibouti amounted to 52.2%, 67.8% in Eritrea, 31.0% in Oman and 35.6% in Saudi Arabia in 2024.
Yemen has been ranked 53rd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 19 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Djibouti | % | 44.6% | 44.8% | 44.9% | 45.0% | 45.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 49.1% | 48.8% | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 44.7% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 43.4% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 46.4% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 45.5% | 45.9% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 29.5% | 30.6% | 34.3% | 38.3% | 42.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 39.0% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 43.4% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 66.7% | 65.6% | 64.6% | 63.6% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 52.1% | 51.6% | 51.1% | 50.6% | 50.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 30.3% | 33.5% | 36.9% | 40.5% | 44.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 37.5% | 37.1% | 36.9% | 36.7% | 36.5% |
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