High income OECD countries Compared by People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population
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DEFINITION:
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IsraelIsrael | 0.61 | 2005 | ||
| =2 | SwedenSweden | 0.53 | 2005 | ||
| =2 | NorwayNorway | 0.53 | 2005 | ||
| =2 | FranceFrance | 0.53 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | BelgiumBelgium | 0.52 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | ItalyItaly | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | DenmarkDenmark | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | IcelandIceland | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| =6 | JapanJapan | 0.51 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | FinlandFinland | 0.5 | 2005 | ||
| =13 | GermanyGermany | 0.49 | 2005 | ||
| =13 | ChileChile | 0.49 | 2005 | ||
| =13 | PortugalPortugal | 0.49 | 2005 | ||
| =13 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 0.49 | 2005 | ||
| =13 | United StatesUnited States | 0.49 | 2005 | ||
| =18 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 0.48 | 2005 | ||
| =18 | AustraliaAustralia | 0.48 | 2005 | ||
| =18 | GreeceGreece | 0.48 | 2005 | ||
| =18 | AustriaAustria | 0.48 | 2005 | ||
| =18 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 0.48 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | EstoniaEstonia | 0.46 | 2005 | ||
| =24 | IrelandIreland | 0.45 | 2005 | ||
| =24 | SpainSpain | 0.45 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | CanadaCanada | 0.44 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | SloveniaSlovenia | 0.42 | 2005 | ||
| =28 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 0.41 | 2005 | ||
| =28 | PolandPoland | 0.41 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 0.4 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 0.39 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population
- Uganda ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Mali ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Israel ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Sweden ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst European Union in 2005.
- Albania ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Europe in 2005.
- Pakistan ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- United Arab Emirates has ranked last for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population since 1997.
- France ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Malawi ranked second for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Bhutan ranked first for age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population amongst Cold countries in 2005.
