# Youth dependency ratio — GRL
> Latest: 30.62% (2025). Change: +0.2 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/GRL
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 29.79% |
| 2022 | 29.88% |
| 2023 | 30.12% |
| 2024 | 30.42% |
| 2025 | 30.62% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Youth dependency ratio — GRL [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/GRL. 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)