How the age dependency ratio changed in four North African countries
In 2025, Algeria and Egypt each had about 58 people aged under 15 or 65 and over per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Morocco and Tunisia had about 51 and 50 respectively.
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North Africa Exchange Editorial Team
1990 and 2025Age dependency ratio by country
1990
Shared scale · 0 per 100 aged 15 to 64 to 82.53 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Algeria82.53 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Egypt81.24 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Morocco76.2 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Tunisia71.9 per 100 aged 15 to 64
2025
Shared scale · 0 per 100 aged 15 to 64 to 82.53 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Algeria58.06 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Egypt58.3 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Morocco50.72 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Tunisia50.37 per 100 aged 15 to 64
Switch years to compare the same three age groups on a common scale.
Algeria’s estimate was 82.53 in 1990 and 58.06 in 2025. Egypt moved from 81.24 to 58.30. Morocco and Tunisia also fell over the full period. Source 1
Tunisia’s ratio rose after 2010
Tunisia was at 44.29 in 2010 and 50.37 in 2025. Algeria was at 47.82 in 2010 and 58.06 in 2025. Their later increases followed longer declines from 1990. Source 1
The calculation uses age bands
The ratio uses everyone aged 15 to 64 as its denominator, including people outside employment. Some people outside the age band also work. A financial dependency or employment measure needs labour and income records. Source 2
The combined ratio has two components
A change can come from the child population, the older population or the size of the working-age group. Read youth and old-age ratios separately to see how the population structure changed. Source 2