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DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Niger | 105.9% | 2013 | |
=2 | Chad | 98.4% | 2013 | |
=2 | Uganda | 98.4% | 2013 | |
4 | Mali | 95.1% | 2013 | |
5 | Angola | 94.8% | 2013 | |
6 | Somalia | 94.4% | 2013 | |
7 | Zambia | 91.8% | 2013 | |
8 | Afghanistan | 91.4% | 2013 | |
9 | East Timor | 89.9% | 2013 | |
10 | The Gambia | 88.9% | 2013 | |
11 | Mozambique | 88.4% | 2013 | |
12 | Malawi | 87.9% | 2013 | |
13 | Burkina Faso | 87.6% | 2013 | |
14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 86.4% | 2013 | |
15 | Tanzania | 86.3% | 2013 | |
16 | Burundi | 84% | 2013 | |
17 | Nigeria | 83.8% | 2013 | |
18 | Senegal | 81.3% | 2013 | |
19 | Cameroon | 79.8% | 2013 | |
20 | Liberia | 79.3% | 2013 | |
21 | Ethiopia | 79.2% | 2013 | |
22 | Eritrea | 79.1% | 2013 | |
=23 | Congo, Republic of the | 78.7% | 2013 | |
=23 | Benin | 78.7% | 2013 | |
25 | Rwanda | 78.5% | 2013 | |
26 | Guinea | 77.5% | 2013 | |
=27 | Madagascar | 77.4% | 2013 | |
=27 | South Sudan | 77.4% | 2013 | |
failed states average (profile) | 76.65% | 2013 | ||
29 | Kenya | 76.6% | 2013 | |
30 | Comoros | 76.4% | 2013 | |
31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.6% | 2013 | |
32 | Togo | 75.5% | 2013 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 75.35% | 2013 | ||
=33 | Sierra Leone | 74.5% | 2013 | |
=33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 74.5% | 2013 | |
=33 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.5% | 2013 | |
36 | Sudan | 74.1% | 2013 | |
37 | Guatemala | 73.5% | 2013 | |
38 | Solomon Islands | 71.2% | 2013 | |
=39 | Central African Republic | 70.7% | 2013 | |
=39 | Mauritania | 70.7% | 2013 | |
=41 | Yemen | 70.6% | 2013 | |
=41 | Iraq | 70.6% | 2013 | |
=43 | Gaza Strip | 70.4% | 2013 | |
=43 | West Bank | 70.4% | 2013 | |
45 | Zimbabwe | 69.6% | 2013 | |
46 | Gabon | 68.3% | 2013 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 67.34% | 2013 | ||
47 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.6% | 2013 | |
48 | Ghana | 66.2% | 2013 | |
49 | Samoa | 66.1% | 2013 | |
50 | Tonga | 65.4% | 2013 | |
51 | Swaziland | 64.4% | 2013 | |
52 | Papua New Guinea | 64.3% | 2013 | |
53 | Vanuatu | 62.8% | 2013 | |
54 | Lesotho | 61.2% | 2013 | |
=55 | Guyana | 59.6% | 2013 | |
=55 | Namibia | 59.6% | 2013 | |
57 | Tajikistan | 58.9% | 2013 | |
58 | Honduras | 58.4% | 2013 | |
59 | Bolivia | 57.9% | 2013 | |
60 | Haiti | 57.8% | 2013 | |
=61 | Syria | 57.7% | 2013 | |
=61 | Federated States of Micronesia | 57.7% | 2013 | |
=63 | Nepal | 57.6% | 2013 | |
=63 | Laos | 57.6% | 2013 | |
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 56.18% | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 55.75% | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 55.64% | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 55.22% | 2013 | ||
65 | Philippines | 55.1% | 2013 | |
66 | Pakistan | 54.7% | 2013 | |
=67 | Belize | 54.5% | 2013 | |
=67 | Jordan | 54.5% | 2013 | |
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 54.13% | 2013 | ||
69 | Djibouti | 54.1% | 2013 | |
70 | Botswana | 53.3% | 2013 | |
71 | Nicaragua | 52.5% | 2013 | |
72 | Paraguay | 52.2% | 2013 | |
Former British colonies average (profile) | 51.2% | 2013 | ||
73 | Kiribati | 49.8% | 2013 | |
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 49.63% | 2013 | ||
74 | Egypt | 49.4% | 2013 | |
75 | Cambodia | 48.9% | 2013 | |
=76 | Dominican Republic | 47.6% | 2013 | |
=76 | El Salvador | 47.6% | 2013 | |
OPEC countries average (profile) | 47.55% | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 47.3% | 2013 | ||
78 | Ecuador | 47.2% | 2013 | |
79 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.4% | 2013 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 46.32% | 2013 | ||
80 | Bangladesh | 46% | 2013 | |
81 | South Africa | 45.4% | 2013 | |
82 | Cape Verde | 45.3% | 2013 | |
Christian countries average (profile) | 45.2% | 2013 | ||
83 | Israel | 45.1% | 2013 | |
84 | Libya | 44.8% | 2013 | |
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 44.69% | 2013 | ||
85 | Peru | 44.4% | 2013 | |
86 | India | 44.3% | 2013 | |
=87 | Panama | 43.9% | 2013 | |
=87 | Fiji | 43.9% | 2013 | |
89 | Indonesia | 43.8% | 2013 | |
=90 | Venezuela | 43.7% | 2013 | |
=90 | Mexico | 43.7% | 2013 | |
92 | Maldives | 43.3% | 2013 | |
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 42.77% | 2013 | ||
=93 | Uzbekistan | 42.6% | 2013 | |
=93 | Saudi Arabia | 42.6% | 2013 | |
Catholic countries average (profile) | 42.35% | 2013 | ||
95 | Turkmenistan | 42.2% | 2013 | |
96 | Colombia | 41.9% | 2013 | |
=97 | Jamaica | 41.8% | 2013 | |
=97 | Bhutan | 41.8% | 2013 | |
=99 | Morocco | 41.5% | 2013 | |
=99 | Suriname | 41.5% | 2013 | |
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 41.2% | 2013 | ||
101 | Algeria | 41.1% | 2013 | |
102 | Grenada | 40.5% | 2013 | |
103 | Guam | 39.9% | 2013 | |
104 | Mongolia | 39.6% | 2013 | |
105 | Turkey | 38.3% | 2013 | |
=106 | Malaysia | 38.1% | 2013 | |
=106 | Kazakhstan | 38.1% | 2013 | |
108 | Sri Lanka | 37.9% | 2013 | |
109 | Western Sahara | 37.5% | 2013 | |
110 | Argentina | 37.4% | 2013 | |
111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37.3% | 2013 | |
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 36.88% | 2013 | ||
112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.7% | 2013 | |
113 | Brunei | 36% | 2013 | |
114 | Burma | 35.7% | 2013 | |
115 | Saint Lucia | 35.6% | 2013 | |
116 | Brazil | 35.2% | 2013 | |
117 | Uruguay | 34.1% | 2013 | |
118 | Kuwait | 34% | 2013 | |
119 | Costa Rica | 33.9% | 2013 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 33.68% | 2013 | ||
=120 | Iran | 33.6% | 2013 | |
=120 | New Caledonia | 33.6% | 2013 | |
122 | Tunisia | 33.3% | 2013 | |
123 | Virgin Islands | 32.7% | 2013 | |
124 | Ireland | 32.6% | 2013 | |
125 | French Polynesia | 32.2% | 2013 | |
126 | Vietnam | 32.1% | 2013 | |
127 | Oman | 31.9% | 2013 | |
128 | Seychelles | 31.6% | 2013 | |
129 | North Korea | 31.5% | 2013 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 31.34% | 2013 | ||
130 | Iceland | 31.1% | 2013 | |
131 | Azerbaijan | 30.8% | 2013 | |
132 | New Zealand | 30.7% | 2013 | |
133 | Chile | 30.6% | 2013 | |
134 | Albania | 30.1% | 2013 | |
135 | The Bahamas | 30% | 2013 | |
136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.6% | 2013 | |
137 | Lebanon | 29.5% | 2013 | |
138 | United States | 29.4% | 2013 | |
139 | Puerto Rico | 29.3% | 2013 | |
140 | Armenia | 29.2% | 2013 | |
141 | Australia | 28.6% | 2013 | |
=142 | France | 28.5% | 2013 | |
=142 | Norway | 28.5% | 2013 | |
Cold countries average (profile) | 28.17% | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 28.11% | 2013 | ||
144 | Aruba | 28% | 2013 | |
145 | Mauritius | 27.6% | 2013 | |
146 | Montenegro | 27.5% | 2013 | |
147 | Bahrain | 27.3% | 2013 | |
148 | Denmark | 27.2% | 2013 | |
149 | United Kingdom | 27.1% | 2013 | |
150 | Barbados | 26.9% | 2013 | |
151 | Sweden | 26.5% | 2013 | |
152 | Georgia | 26.4% | 2013 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 26.12% | 2013 | ||
153 | Belgium | 26.1% | 2013 | |
154 | Netherlands | 25.9% | 2013 | |
155 | Luxembourg | 25.7% | 2013 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 25.67% | 2013 | ||
156 | Finland | 25.5% | 2013 | |
157 | Thailand | 25.2% | 2013 | |
158 | China | 24.7% | 2013 | |
Europe average (profile) | 24.56% | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 24.53% | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 24.46% | 2013 | ||
=159 | Canada | 24% | 2013 | |
=159 | Cyprus | 24% | 2013 | |
161 | Estonia | 23.9% | 2013 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 23.79% | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 23.58% | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 23.56% | 2013 | ||
162 | Republic of Macedonia | 23.5% | 2013 | |
163 | Serbia | 23.4% | 2013 | |
=164 | Moldova | 23% | 2013 | |
=164 | Spain | 23% | 2013 | |
=164 | Cuba | 23% | 2013 | |
167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.9% | 2013 | |
=168 | Greece | 22.3% | 2013 | |
=168 | Latvia | 22.3% | 2013 | |
=168 | Croatia | 22.3% | 2013 | |
=171 | Portugal | 22.2% | 2013 | |
=171 | Russia | 22.2% | 2013 | |
173 | Lithuania | 22% | 2013 | |
174 | Switzerland | 21.9% | 2013 | |
=175 | Jersey | 21.8% | 2013 | |
=175 | Guernsey | 21.8% | 2013 | |
=175 | Singapore | 21.8% | 2013 | |
=178 | Italy | 21.7% | 2013 | |
=178 | Czech Republic | 21.7% | 2013 | |
=180 | Romania | 21.6% | 2013 | |
=180 | Austria | 21.6% | 2013 | |
=180 | Belarus | 21.6% | 2013 | |
183 | Hungary | 21.5% | 2013 | |
184 | Malta | 21.3% | 2013 | |
185 | Poland | 21.2% | 2013 | |
186 | Japan | 21.1% | 2013 | |
=187 | Slovakia | 20.9% | 2013 | |
=187 | Slovenia | 20.9% | 2013 | |
189 | Ukraine | 20.5% | 2013 | |
=190 | South Korea | 20.4% | 2013 | |
=190 | Bulgaria | 20.4% | 2013 | |
192 | Germany | 19.9% | 2013 | |
193 | United Arab Emirates | 18.1% | 2013 | |
194 | Qatar | 16% | 2013 | |
195 | Hong Kong | 15.8% | 2013 | |
196 | Macau | 15.6% | 2013 |