Age dependency breakdown in Angola
Angola: Age dependency breakdown was 5.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency breakdown in Angola, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency breakdown in Angola is 5.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Angola peaked at 5.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1986.
That places Angola 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Angola
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8184 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4246 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,240 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0982 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3708 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,071 millimeters (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Angola?
- Age dependency breakdown in Angola was 5.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1986.
- How does Angola rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Angola ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).