Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Most

Most: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
513th
of 1249 regions
All-time high
31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2025
All-time low
15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Most, 2001–2025

01020302001201320252001: 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2002: 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2003: 15.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2004: 15.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2005: 15.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2006: 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2007: 16.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2008: 17.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2009: 17.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2010: 18.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2011: 19 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2012: 20.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2013: 21.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2014: 23 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2015: 24.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2016: 25.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2017: 26.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2018: 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2019: 27.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2020: 28.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2021: 29.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2022: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2023: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2024: 30.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2025: 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.

Analysis

Most recorded 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years for dependency ratio - cities and fuas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Most peaked at 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2001.

That places Most 513th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Most, year by year

Annual values for Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Most, 2001 to 2025.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-64 years Change
2001 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years —
2002 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2003 15.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2004 15.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.6%
2005 15.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2006 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.8%
2007 16.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.2%
2008 17.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.0%
2009 17.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.9%
2010 18.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.0%
2011 19 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.3%
2012 20.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +7.9%
2013 21.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +5.9%
2014 23 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +6.0%
2015 24.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.8%
2016 25.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.6%
2017 26.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.0%
2018 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.1%
2019 27.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +3.0%
2020 28.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.5%
2021 29.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +2.1%
2022 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +4.1%
2023 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2024 30.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.3%
2025 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.23 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 17.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 9
2010s 23.29 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 18.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 27.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 10
2020s 29.98 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 28.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Most?
Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Most was 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Most?
The highest recorded value was 31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2025.
What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Most?
The lowest recorded value was 15.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2001.
How does Most rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
Most ranks 513th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Most?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Most data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,260 places, 27,881 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Dependency ratios are derived from population by age and sex data collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org