# Youth dependency ratio — AFG
> Latest: 77.36% (2025). Change: -1.0 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.POP.DPND.YG — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/AFG
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 81.71% |
| 2022 | 80.61% |
| 2023 | 79.47% |
| 2024 | 78.39% |
| 2025 | 77.36% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Youth dependency ratio — AFG [Data set]. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/AFG. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)