Dependency ratios are ratios of the numbers of dependents (youths aged 0–14 and/or elderly aged 65+) to the number of working-age adults (15–64). They serve as indicators of population age structures and social support requirements.
Definitions
- The total dependency ratio is the number of youths and elderly per hundred working-age adults:
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- The youth dependency ratio is the number of youths per hundred working-age adults:
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- The elderly dependency ratio is the number of elderly per hundred working-age adults:
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- The potential support ratio is the number of working-age adults per (one) elderly person:
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Note that the potential support ratio is times the reciprocal of the elderly dependency ratio (and not simply the reciprocal, as sometimes mistakenly claimed).
List (2024)
All data are for 2024 (except the Falkland Islands, which are for 2021) and from CIA World Factbook. Notes:
- "China": "data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan"
- "Cyprus": "data represent the whole country"
- "Norway": "data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands"
- "Ukraine": "data include Crimea".
| Country | Dependency ratios | Potential support ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Children | Elderly | ||
| Afghanistan | 82.7 | 77.5 | 5.2 | 19.3 |
| Albania | 47.8 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 4.3 |
| Algeria | 60.6 | 49.4 | 11.1 | 9 |
| American Samoa | 51.5 | 38.4 | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| Andorra | 47.8 | 17.7 | 30.1 | 3.3 |
| Angola | 96.1 | 91.1 | 5.1 | 19.8 |
| Anguilla | 48.2 | 30.9 | 17.3 | 5.8 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 47.9 | 32.3 | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| Argentina | 50.9 | 31.5 | 19.4 | 5.1 |
| Armenia | 49.2 | 26.4 | 22.8 | 4.4 |
| Aruba | 52.3 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 3.8 |
| Australia | 54.5 | 28.3 | 26.2 | 3.8 |
| Austria | 53.4 | 21.7 | 31.7 | 3.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 45.6 | 32.4 | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| Bahamas | 42.9 | 30.6 | 12.3 | 8.1 |
| Bahrain | 28.8 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 18.2 |
| Bangladesh | 49 | 37.4 | 11.6 | 8.6 |
| Barbados | 49.2 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 4.1 |
| Belarus | 51.4 | 24.4 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Belgium | 57.3 | 25.3 | 32.1 | 3.1 |
| Belize | 49.9 | 41.6 | 8.3 | 12 |
| Benin | 91.4 | 86.7 | 4.7 | 21.1 |
| Bermuda | 64.1 | 26.9 | 37.2 | 2.7 |
| Bhutan | 42.5 | 33 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Bolivia | 55.1 | 44.2 | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.5 | 16.8 | 26.7 | 3.7 |
| Botswana | 53.5 | 44.1 | 9.3 | 10.7 |
| Brazil | 43.8 | 28.2 | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| British Virgin Islands | 40.2 | 23.2 | 16.9 | 5.9 |
| Brunei | 41.2 | 30.6 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| Bulgaria | 53.4 | 21.1 | 32.3 | 3.1 |
| Burkina Faso | 80.7 | 74.9 | 5.8 | 17.2 |
| Myanmar | 45.9 | 35.6 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Burundi | 83.9 | 77.7 | 6.2 | 16.2 |
| Cape Verde | 48.8 | 39.2 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Cambodia | 52.1 | 44 | 8.1 | 12.4 |
| Cameroon | 80.8 | 75 | 5.8 | 17.2 |
| Canada | 56.8 | 23.9 | 32.9 | 3 |
| Cayman Islands | 51.7 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 4 |
| Central African Republic | 72.5 | 66.5 | 6 | 16.6 |
| Chad | 93.6 | 88.7 | 4.9 | 20.6 |
| Chile | 44.9 | 24.8 | 20 | 5 |
| China | 43.9 | 23.2 | 20.7 | 4.8 |
| Colombia | 50.3 | 33.5 | 16.9 | 5.9 |
| Comoros | 59.2 | 51.8 | 7.4 | 13.6 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 93.2 | 88.4 | 4.8 | 20.7 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 72.9 | 65.4 | 7.5 | 13.3 |
| Cook Islands | 51.8 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 4.1 |
| Costa Rica | 42.5 | 26.8 | 15.8 | 6.3 |
| Ivory Coast | 73.6 | 68.8 | 4.7 | 21.1 |
| Croatia | 55.2 | 21.6 | 33.6 | 3 |
| Cuba | 49.6 | 23 | 26.5 | 3.8 |
| Curaçao | 60.6 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 3.4 |
| Cyprus | 42.9 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 4.8 |
| Czech Republic | 56.7 | 24.6 | 32.2 | 3.1 |
| Denmark | 57.2 | 24.7 | 32.5 | 3.1 |
| Djibouti | 48.4 | 42.1 | 6.3 | 16 |
| Dominica | 52.3 | 31.5 | 20.9 | 4.8 |
| Dominican Republic | 49.6 | 38.2 | 11.4 | 8.8 |
| Ecuador | 55.9 | 41.7 | 14.2 | 7.1 |
| Egypt | 65 | 55.7 | 9.2 | 10.8 |
| El Salvador | 47.6 | 35 | 12.5 | 8 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 68.4 | 60 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| Eritrea | 65.8 | 59.1 | 6.7 | 15 |
| Estonia | 57.6 | 25.4 | 32.2 | 3.1 |
| Eswatini | 55.4 | 49.2 | 6.2 | 16 |
| Ethiopia | 72.5 | 66.7 | 5.8 | 17.3 |
| European Union | 57.2 | 22.8 | 34.5 | 3 |
| Falkland Islands | 38.4 | 21.8 | 16.6 | 6 |
| Faroe Islands | 62.7 | 32.6 | 30.1 | 3.3 |
| Fiji | 50.5 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 7.5 |
| Finland | 62.4 | 23.8 | 38.5 | 2.6 |
| France | 64.8 | 28.6 | 36.2 | 2.8 |
| French Polynesia | 45.7 | 29.6 | 16.1 | 6.2 |
| Gabon | 63.7 | 56.7 | 7 | 14.2 |
| Gambia | 72.1 | 65.7 | 6.3 | 15.8 |
| Gaza Strip | 71.6 | 66.6 | 4.9 | 20.2 |
| Georgia | 59.5 | 32.9 | 26.6 | 3.8 |
| Germany | 60 | 22.1 | 37.9 | 2.6 |
| Ghana | 71.8 | 64.2 | 7.6 | 13.2 |
| Gibraltar | 59.9 | 32 | 27.9 | 3.6 |
| Greece | 59.8 | 22 | 37.8 | 2.6 |
| Greenland | 49 | 30.3 | 18.6 | 5.4 |
| Grenada | 53.1 | 33.5 | 19.6 | 5.1 |
| Guam | 59.4 | 42.1 | 17.3 | 5.8 |
| Guatemala | 58.3 | 49.8 | 8.5 | 11.7 |
| Guernsey | 55.9 | 22.3 | 33.5 | 3 |
| Guinea | 81.6 | 74.3 | 7.3 | 13.7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 83.2 | 77.5 | 5.7 | 17.6 |
| Guyana | 46.3 | 34.3 | 11.9 | 8.4 |
| Haiti | 53.1 | 46.7 | 6.4 | 15.5 |
| Honduras | 52.2 | 43.6 | 8.5 | 11.7 |
| Hong Kong | 54.2 | 20.4 | 33.8 | 3 |
| Hungary | 56.4 | 22.8 | 33.6 | 3 |
| Iceland | 58.3 | 31.3 | 27 | 3.7 |
| India | 45.5 | 35.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Indonesia | 46.5 | 34.8 | 11.6 | 8.6 |
| Iran | 43.3 | 33.3 | 10 | 10 |
| Iraq | 62 | 56.1 | 5.9 | 16.9 |
| Ireland | 52.6 | 28.5 | 24.1 | 4.1 |
| Isle of Man | 61.7 | 25.9 | 35.7 | 2.8 |
| Israel | 65.9 | 45.6 | 20.4 | 4.9 |
| Italy | 55 | 18.4 | 36.6 | 2.7 |
| Jamaica | 52.1 | 36.2 | 15.9 | 6.3 |
| Japan | 71.2 | 20.8 | 50.4 | 2 |
| Jersey | 54.7 | 26.4 | 28.3 | 3.5 |
| Jordan | 54 | 47.6 | 6.5 | 15.4 |
| Kazakhstan | 59.3 | 44 | 15.3 | 6.5 |
| Kenya | 65.3 | 59.8 | 5.5 | 18.3 |
| Kiribati | 47.3 | 39.4 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
| North Korea | 45.1 | 28.8 | 16.3 | 6.1 |
| South Korea | 43.6 | 15.2 | 28.4 | 3.5 |
| Kosovo | 45.1 | 33 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
| Kuwait | 36.2 | 31.4 | 4.9 | 20.6 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 56.3 | 45.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| Laos | 53.7 | 46.3 | 7.4 | 13.5 |
| Latvia | 55.6 | 23.5 | 32.1 | 3.1 |
| Lebanon | 50.3 | 39 | 11.3 | 8.8 |
| Lesotho | 59.6 | 51 | 8.6 | 11.6 |
| Liberia | 72.8 | 67.3 | 5.5 | 18 |
| Libya | 58.3 | 51.1 | 7.2 | 13.9 |
| Liechtenstein | 56.5 | 23.9 | 32.6 | 3.1 |
| Lithuania | 55.9 | 23.5 | 32.3 | 3.1 |
| Luxembourg | 46.6 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 4.3 |
| Macau | 43 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 4.5 |
| Madagascar | 69.3 | 62.7 | 6.6 | 15.1 |
| Malawi | 71.3 | 64.6 | 6.7 | 15 |
| Malaysia | 44.2 | 32 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
| Maldives | 39.8 | 31.3 | 8.6 | 11.7 |
| Mali | 99.5 | 93.4 | 6.2 | 16.2 |
| Malta | 53.7 | 21.4 | 32.4 | 3.1 |
| Marshall Islands | 55.6 | 46.7 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| Mauritania | 85.4 | 78.5 | 6.9 | 14.5 |
| Mauritius | 40.9 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 5.1 |
| Mexico | 45.9 | 33.9 | 11.9 | 8.4 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 48.6 | 40.2 | 8.5 | 11.8 |
| Moldova | 42.5 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 4.7 |
| Monaco | 85.9 | 16.9 | 69 | 1.4 |
| Mongolia | 59.1 | 50.2 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| Montenegro | 55.3 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 3.6 |
| Montserrat | 31.3 | 20.8 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
| Morocco | 51.7 | 38.9 | 12.7 | 7.8 |
| Mozambique | 90.7 | 85.2 | 5.5 | 18.2 |
| Namibia | 61.4 | 55 | 6.4 | 15.7 |
| Nauru | 51.5 | 44.8 | 6.7 | 14.9 |
| Nepal | 47.4 | 38.1 | 9.4 | 10.7 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 23.7 | 32.4 | 3.1 |
| New Caledonia | 46.1 | 30.3 | 15.8 | 6.3 |
| New Zealand | 55.8 | 29.5 | 26.3 | 3.8 |
| Nicaragua | 45.1 | 36.4 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| Niger | 109.1 | 103.4 | 5.7 | 17.7 |
| Nigeria | 77.9 | 71.9 | 6 | 16.6 |
| Niue | 64.6 | 38.2 | 26.4 | 3.8 |
| North Macedonia | 46.2 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 4.4 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 47.8 | 32.7 | 15.1 | 6.6 |
| Norway | 55 | 25.3 | 29.6 | 3.4 |
| Oman | 51 | 45 | 6.1 | 16.5 |
| Pakistan | 64.8 | 56.7 | 8.1 | 12.4 |
| Palau | 40.3 | 24.5 | 15.8 | 6.3 |
| Panama | 54.2 | 38.6 | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69.8 | 63 | 6.8 | 14.7 |
| Paraguay | 46.2 | 32.5 | 13.7 | 7.3 |
| Peru | 51 | 39 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Philippines | 55.6 | 47 | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| Poland | 51.6 | 21.6 | 30.1 | 3.3 |
| Portugal | 53.8 | 19.5 | 34.3 | 2.9 |
| Puerto Rico | 59.7 | 19.9 | 39.8 | 2.5 |
| Qatar | 17.1 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 57.2 |
| Romania | 61.3 | 24.9 | 36.4 | 2.7 |
| Russia | 52.2 | 25.2 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Rwanda | 67.5 | 62.3 | 5.1 | 19.4 |
| Saint Barthélemy | 58.5 | 22 | 36.5 | 2.7 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 50.4 | 21.5 | 28.9 | 3.5 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.9 | 28.2 | 18.7 | 5.3 |
| Saint Lucia | 50 | 26.9 | 23.1 | 4.3 |
| Saint Martin | 55 N | 38.2 | 16.8 | 6 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 62.5 | 21.3 | 41.1 | 2.4 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.5 | 27.5 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Samoa | 51.7 | 40.8 | 11 | 9.1 |
| San Marino | 55.5 | 22.2 | 33.4 | 3 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 65.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 | 18.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 37.5 | 31.5 | 6.1 | 16.5 |
| Senegal | 78.9 | 72.8 | 6.1 | 16.4 |
| Serbia | 52.3 | 21.9 | 30.4 | 3.3 |
| Seychelles | 38.2 | 24.4 | 13.8 | 7.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 74.3 | 69.9 | 4.4 | 22.6 |
| Singapore | 40.7 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 5 |
| Sint Maarten | 50.8 | 27.8 | 23 | 4.4 |
| Slovakia | 50.3 | 23 | 27.3 | 3.7 |
| Slovenia | 58.5 | 22.8 | 35.7 | 2.8 |
| Solomon Islands | 55.9 | 47.7 | 8.2 | 12.2 |
| Somalia | 100.9 | 97.6 | 3.2 | 30.8 |
| South Africa | 53.1 | 41.6 | 11.5 | 8.7 |
| South Sudan | 80.8 | 76.1 | 4.7 | 21.1 |
| Spain | 51.3 | 19.7 | 31.6 | 3.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 53.8 | 34.7 | 19.1 | 5.2 |
| Sudan | 76.4 | 70.7 | 5.7 | 17.5 |
| Suriname | 42.9 | 32.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| Sweden | 61.1 | 27.6 | 33.5 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 54.8 | 23.3 | 31.5 | 3.2 |
| Syria | 59.1 | 52.4 | 6.7 | 15 |
| Taiwan | 44.9 | 17.6 | 27.3 | 3.7 |
| Tajikistan | 68.8 | 62.2 | 6.6 | 15.2 |
| Tanzania | 82.5 | 76.8 | 5.7 | 17.5 |
| Thailand | 44.8 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 4.6 |
| Timor-Leste | 63.8 | 56.1 | 7.7 | 13 |
| Togo | 75.4 | 67.8 | 7.6 | 13.2 |
| Tokelau | 52.7 | 40 | 12.6 | 7.9 |
| Tonga | 58.2 | 46.4 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 48.8 | 27.9 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Tunisia | 53.4 | 37.5 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Turkey | 45.8 | 31.7 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
| Turkmenistan | 45.8 | 35.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 36.6 | 27.9 | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| Tuvalu | 58.3 | 46.2 | 12.1 | 8.3 |
| Uganda | 97.8 | 93 | 4.8 | 21 |
| Ukraine | 47.6 | 18.2 | 29.4 | 3.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22.9 | 20.1 | 2.7 | 36.9 |
| United Kingdom | 56.4 | 26.2 | 30.2 | 3.3 |
| United States | 55.4 | 27 | 28.4 | 3.5 |
| Uruguay | 49.1 | 26.9 | 22.2 | 4.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 57 | 46.5 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
| Vanuatu | 56.7 | 48.8 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
| Venezuela | 51.7 | 37.9 | 13.9 | 7.2 |
| Vietnam | 45.9 | 33.8 | 12.1 | 8.3 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 67.2 | 31.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 48.1 | 29.3 | 18.8 | 5.3 |
| West Bank | 68.1 | 61.6 | 6.5 | 15.4 |
| Yemen | 71.3 | 66 | 5.4 | 18.6 |
| Zambia | 81.4 | 76.4 | 5.1 | 19.8 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 66.3 | 6.8 | 14.8 |
| World | 53.4 | 37.7 | 15.7 | 6.4 |
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