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Lebanon – Dependency Ratio

Name: Lebanon 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

57.05 −0.53 from 2023 G20 rank: 123rd · all-time high: 98.91 (1964)

Lebanon's dependency ratio was 57.05 in 2024, a decrease of +0.53 from 57.58 in 2023. This ranked 123rd in the G20. The all-time high was 98.91 in 1964.

APA

Lebanon Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/lebanon/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_lebanon_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Lebanon Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/lebanon/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Lebanon Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	55.69	–	–
2026* trend	56.15	–	–
2025* trend	56.61	–	–
2024	57.05	−0.53	123rd
2023	57.58	−0.39	131st
2022	57.97	−0.51	136th
2021	58.49	−0.42	139th
2020	58.91	+0.96	143rd
2019	57.95	+2.20	139th
2018	55.74	+2.39	123rd
2017	53.36	+2.49	106th
2016	50.87	+2.54	84th
2015	48.34	+1.26	66th
2014	47.08	−0.01	61st
2013	47.09	−0.12	62nd
2012	47.21	−0.24	66th
2011	47.45	−0.38	68th
2010	47.83	−0.58	69th
2009	48.41	−0.82	78th
2008	49.23	−1.00	84th
2007	50.23	−1.13	86th
2006	51.36	−1.25	90th
2005	52.61	−1.34	96th
2004	53.95	−1.30	101st
2003	55.25	−1.22	103rd
2002	56.47	−1.16	104th
2001	57.62	−1.15	103rd
2000	58.78	−1.20	102nd
1999	59.98	−1.26	105th
1998	61.24	−1.25	105th
1997	62.49	−1.24	107th
1996	63.73	−1.21	107th
1995	64.93	−1.11	108th
1994	66.05	−0.98	109th
1993	67.02	−0.84	108th
1992	67.86	−0.66	109th
1991	68.52	−0.38	111th
1990	68.90	−0.24	110th
1989	69.14	−0.41	107th
1988	69.56	−0.64	107th
1987	70.19	−0.66	106th
1986	70.85	−0.69	106th
1985	71.54	−0.78	107th
1984	72.32	−0.91	109th
1983	73.23	−1.15	109th
1982	74.38	−1.29	106th
1981	75.68	−1.32	105th
1980	77.00	−1.40	106th
1979	78.40	−1.44	105th
1978	79.84	−1.43	105th
1977	81.27	−1.48	103rd
1976	82.76	−1.30	109th
1975	84.06	−1.29	114th
1974	85.35	−1.52	117th
1973	86.87	−1.56	120th
1972	88.42	−1.57	126th
1971	90.00	−1.55	133rd
1970	91.55	−1.52	139th
1969	93.08	−1.49	147th
1968	94.56	−1.42	157th
1967	95.99	−1.34	167th
1966	97.33	−1.24	170th
1965	98.57	−0.33	174th
1964	98.91	+0.75	176th
1963	98.16	+1.26	176th
1962	96.90	+1.74	175th
1961	95.16	+2.06	171st
1960	93.11	–	166th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Currency Crisis Pattern

Rapid currency depreciation (>30% YoY) combined with reserve drawdown and inflation surge. Often precedes emergency rate hikes.

Inflation 221.3% Reserves YoY -15.4% FX YoY +820.4%

This pattern occurred 111 times in G20 history, 31 successful

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Reserves YoY

-48.5%

FX YoY

+126.8%

Ghana 2023

Inflation

38.1%

Reserves YoY

-30.4%

FX YoY

+33.2%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

Reserves YoY

-15.4%

FX YoY

+820.4%

Sierra Leone 2023

Inflation

47.6%

Reserves YoY

-20.6%

FX YoY

+51.7%

Ghana 2022

Inflation

31.3%

Reserves YoY

-47.5%

FX YoY

+42.5%

24 mo later

22.8%

Lao PDR 2022

Inflation

23.0%

Reserves YoY

-19.2%

FX YoY

+44.7%

24 mo later

23.1%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Lebanon matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2023. Historically, 28% of countries showing this pattern (31 out of 111) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →