NationMaster - Time Series > People > Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population

Date	Amount	Rank
2005	0.74	#59
2004	0.76	#54
2003	0.77	#56
2002	0.78	#56
2001	0.79	#56
2000	0.8	#57
1999	0.81	#60
1998	0.81	#61
1997	0.82	#62
1996	0.82	#62
1995	0.83	#61
1994	0.83	#64
1993	0.83	#65
1992	0.83	#66
1991	0.83	#67
1990	0.83	#69
1989	0.83	#70
1988	0.83	#71
1987	0.83	#70
1986	0.83	#74
1985	0.82	#82
1984	0.82	#84
1983	0.82	#83
1982	0.82	#83
1981	0.82	#88
1980	0.82	#86
1979	0.82	#89
1978	0.82	#90
1977	0.82	#90
1976	0.82	#94
1975	0.82	#98
1974	0.82	#104
1973	0.82	#106
1972	0.82	#105
1971	0.82	#105
1970	0.82	#108
1969	0.82	#109
1968	0.82	#108
1967	0.82	#112
1966	0.82	#106
1965	0.81	#113
1964	0.81	#112
1963	0.81	#111
1962	0.8	#113
1961	0.8	#114
1960	0.79	#112

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.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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