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Kazakhstan – Dependency Ratio

Name: Kazakhstan Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

61.36 +0.47 from 2023 Global rank: 152nd · all-time high: 76.47 (1962)

Kazakhstan's dependency ratio was 61.36 in 2024, an increase of +0.47 from 60.89 in 2023. This ranked 152nd globally. The all-time high was 76.47 in 1962.

APA

Kazakhstan Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_kazakhstan_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Kazakhstan Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Kazakhstan Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	63.80	–	–
2026* trend	63.05	–	–
2025* trend	62.30	–	–
2024	61.36	+0.47	152nd
2023	60.89	+0.61	149th
2022	60.29	+0.90	147th
2021	59.38	+1.01	144th
2020	58.38	+0.91	140th
2019	57.47	+0.94	136th
2018	56.52	+1.11	131st
2017	55.41	+1.38	123rd
2016	54.03	+1.51	113th
2015	52.52	+1.54	105th
2014	50.98	+1.45	95th
2013	49.53	+1.26	85th
2012	48.27	+0.97	76th
2011	47.29	+0.50	64th
2010	46.79	+0.02	62nd
2009	46.77	−0.16	61st
2008	46.94	−0.18	61st
2007	47.11	−0.25	56th
2006	47.36	−0.33	56th
2005	47.69	−0.46	54th
2004	48.14	−0.65	55th
2003	48.79	−0.92	57th
2002	49.72	−1.17	68th
2001	50.89	−1.39	70th
2000	52.28	−1.61	71st
1999	53.88	−1.65	77th
1998	55.53	−1.43	86th
1997	56.96	−1.12	89th
1996	58.08	−0.78	89th
1995	58.86	−0.45	89th
1994	59.31	−0.21	90th
1993	59.52	−0.13	90th
1992	59.64	−0.11	89th
1991	59.75	−0.13	88th
1990	59.88	−0.21	87th
1989	60.09	−0.74	87th
1988	60.83	−1.25	87th
1987	62.08	−1.27	89th
1986	63.36	−0.77	89th
1985	64.13	−0.32	90th
1984	64.44	−0.46	90th
1983	64.91	−0.62	88th
1982	65.53	−0.73	89th
1981	66.27	−0.84	87th
1980	67.10	+2.21	85th
1979	64.89	+2.58	76th
1978	62.31	−0.01	67th
1977	62.32	+0.08	65th
1976	62.25	−0.55	60th
1975	62.80	−1.23	58th
1974	64.02	−1.28	57th
1973	65.30	−1.30	58th
1972	66.60	−1.26	61st
1971	67.86	−1.20	60th
1970	69.05	−1.16	60th
1969	70.22	−1.21	61st
1968	71.43	−1.21	61st
1967	72.63	−1.15	66th
1966	73.79	−1.13	68th
1965	74.92	−0.96	70th
1964	75.88	−0.55	72nd
1963	76.43	−0.04	77th
1962	76.47	+0.57	77th
1961	75.90	+2.04	77th
1960	73.86	–	69th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.9% GDP growth 7.3% C/A balance 1.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Kazakhstan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2010. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →