Christian countries Compared by People > Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Uganda	103.3%	2013
2	Angola	99.6%	2013
3	Zambia	97%	2013
4	East Timor	96.3%	2013
5	Mozambique	94.8%	2013
6	Malawi	94.1%	2013
7	Tanzania	92.5%	2013
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo	91.9%	2013
9	Nigeria	89%	2013
10	Burundi	88.6%	2013
11	Cameroon	85.8%	2013
12	Ethiopia	85.5%	2013
13	Liberia	84.9%	2013
14	South Sudan	83.8%	2013
15	Eritrea	83.2%	2013
16	Rwanda	82.8%	2013
17	Guatemala	81.8%	2013
18	Kenya	81.5%	2013
19	Central African Republic	77.5%	2013
20	Gabon	77.4%	2013
21	Zimbabwe	76.4%	2013
22	Tonga	75.7%	2013
23	Ghana	72.2%	2013
24	Equatorial Guinea	71.4%	2013
25	Swaziland	70.4%	2013
26	Papua New Guinea	69.3%	2013
27	Lesotho	68.3%	2013
28	Bolivia	66%	2013
29	Honduras	65.8%	2013
30	Namibia	65.5%	2013
31	Guyana	65.3%	2013
32	Haiti	65.2%	2013
33	Federated States of Micronesia	64.4%	2013
34	Philippines	61.4%	2013
35	Paraguay	61%	2013
36	Belize	60.9%	2013
37	Nicaragua	59.9%	2013
38	Botswana	59.1%	2013
39	El Salvador	59%	2013
40	Dominican Republic	57.5%	2013
41	Ecuador	57.4%	2013
42	Sweden	56.8%	2013
43	France	56.5%	2013
44	Uruguay	56.2%	2013
45	Panama	55.1%	2013
=46	Finland	55%	2013
=46	Denmark	55%	2013
=48	Italy	54.3%	2013
=48	Argentina	54.3%	2013
50	Peru	54.2%	2013
=51	United Kingdom	54%	2013
=51	Jamaica	54%	2013
53	South Africa	53.9%	2013
54	Belgium	53.8%	2013
55	Mexico	53.6%	2013
56	Cape Verde	53.5%	2013
57	Venezuela	53.2%	2013
58	Norway	52.6%	2013
59	Greece	52.3%	2013
60	Fiji	52.2%	2013
61	Germany	52%	2013
62	New Zealand	51.9%	2013
63	Netherlands	51.7%	2013
64	Suriname	51.6%	2013
65	Grenada	51.3%	2013
66	Colombia	51.2%	2013
67	Ireland	50.8%	2013
68	Portugal	50.5%	2013
=69	United States	50.4%	2013
=69	Iceland	50.4%	2013
=71	Australia	50.2%	2013
=71	Latvia	50.2%	2013
73	Puerto Rico	50.1%	2013
74	Croatia	49.6%	2013
75	Spain	49.5%	2013
76	Bulgaria	49.2%	2013
77	Austria	48.9%	2013
78	Switzerland	48.1%	2013
79	Kazakhstan	48%	2013
80	Georgia	47.7%	2013
81	Antigua and Barbuda	47.2%	2013
82	Hungary	46.8%	2013
83	Montenegro	46.7%	2013
84	Luxembourg	46.5%	2013
85	Canada	46.3%	2013
86	Brazil	46.2%	2013
87	Slovenia	46%	2013
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45.5%	2013
89	Chile	45%	2013
90	Malta	44.9%	2013
91	Lithuania	44.6%	2013
92	Aruba	44.3%	2013
93	Armenia	44.1%	2013
=94	Costa Rica	44%	2013
=94	Serbia	44%	2013
96	Romania	43.3%	2013
97	Seychelles	42.6%	2013
98	Trinidad and Tobago	42.5%	2013
99	Barbados	42.3%	2013
=100	Cuba	41.9%	2013
=100	Ukraine	41.9%	2013
102	Poland	41.6%	2013
103	Cyprus	41.3%	2013
104	Belarus	41.1%	2013
=105	Republic of Macedonia	40.9%	2013
=105	The Bahamas	40.9%	2013
107	Russia	40.5%	2013
108	Slovakia	38.9%	2013
109	Moldova	38.8%	2013

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