Hot 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	Niger	111.5%	2013
=2	Chad	103.3%	2013
=2	Uganda	103.3%	2013
4	Mali	100.7%	2013
5	Somalia	100.1%	2013
6	Angola	99.6%	2013
7	Zambia	97%	2013
8	Mozambique	94.8%	2013
9	Malawi	94.1%	2013
10	Tanzania	92.5%	2013
11	Burkina Faso	92.3%	2013
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo	91.9%	2013
13	Nigeria	89%	2013
14	Senegal	86.9%	2013
15	Cameroon	85.8%	2013
16	Ethiopia	85.5%	2013
17	Liberia	84.9%	2013
18	Benin	84%	2013
=19	Guinea	83.2%	2013
=19	Eritrea	83.2%	2013
21	Madagascar	82.5%	2013
22	Guatemala	81.8%	2013
23	Comoros	81.6%	2013
24	Kenya	81.5%	2013
25	Togo	80.5%	2013
26	Cote d'Ivoire	80.2%	2013
27	Sudan	79.9%	2013
28	Guinea-Bissau	79.7%	2013
29	Sierra Leone	79.3%	2013
30	Gabon	77.4%	2013
31	Solomon Islands	77.1%	2013
32	Zimbabwe	76.4%	2013
33	Mauritania	76.3%	2013
34	Iraq	76.2%	2013
35	Tonga	75.7%	2013
36	Yemen	75.6%	2013
37	Samoa	75.1%	2013
38	Ghana	72.2%	2013
39	Equatorial Guinea	71.4%	2013
40	Swaziland	70.4%	2013
41	Papua New Guinea	69.3%	2013
42	Bolivia	66%	2013
43	Honduras	65.8%	2013
44	Guyana	65.3%	2013
45	Haiti	65.2%	2013
46	Laos	63.8%	2013
47	Pakistan	61.8%	2013
48	Philippines	61.4%	2013
49	Paraguay	61%	2013
50	Belize	60.9%	2013
51	Djibouti	60.5%	2013
52	Nicaragua	59.9%	2013
53	Botswana	59.1%	2013
54	El Salvador	59%	2013
55	Egypt	58.5%	2013
56	Virgin Islands	58.1%	2013
57	Dominican Republic	57.5%	2013
58	Ecuador	57.4%	2013
59	Cambodia	57.3%	2013
60	Kiribati	56.2%	2013
61	Panama	55.1%	2013
62	Jamaica	54%	2013
63	Mexico	53.6%	2013
64	Cape Verde	53.5%	2013
65	Bangladesh	53.3%	2013
66	Venezuela	53.2%	2013
67	India	52.4%	2013
68	Fiji	52.2%	2013
69	Libya	52.1%	2013
70	Indonesia	51.8%	2013
71	Suriname	51.6%	2013
72	Grenada	51.3%	2013
73	Colombia	51.2%	2013
74	Maldives	50.8%	2013
75	Sri Lanka	50.7%	2013
76	Australia	50.2%	2013
77	Saint Lucia	48.6%	2013
78	New Caledonia	48.3%	2013
79	Algeria	47.9%	2013
80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	47.6%	2013
81	Antigua and Barbuda	47.2%	2013
82	Saudi Arabia	46.9%	2013
83	Brazil	46.2%	2013
84	Malaysia	45.9%	2013
85	Costa Rica	44%	2013
86	Burma	43.1%	2013
87	Seychelles	42.6%	2013
88	Trinidad and Tobago	42.5%	2013
89	Barbados	42.3%	2013
90	Brunei	42%	2013
91	Cuba	41.9%	2013
92	Vietnam	41.4%	2013
93	Western Sahara	41.2%	2013
94	The Bahamas	40.9%	2013
95	Mauritius	39.8%	2013
96	Thailand	38.6%	2013
97	Kuwait	37.2%	2013
98	Oman	35.7%	2013
99	Singapore	35.6%	2013
100	Hong Kong	34.6%	2013
101	Bahrain	30.3%	2013
102	Macau	25.8%	2013
103	Qatar	17.2%	2013

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