# Youth dependency ratio — VCT
> Latest: 31.21% (2025). Change: -0.7 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/VCT
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 32.97% |
| 2022 | 32.76% |
| 2023 | 32.41% |
| 2024 | 31.86% |
| 2025 | 31.21% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Youth dependency ratio — VCT [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/VCT. 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)