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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.

Afghanistan

total dependency ratio: 84.6

youth dependency ratio: 80.2

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 22.5 (2021 est.)

Akrotiri

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Albania

total dependency ratio: 48.2

youth dependency ratio: 24.1

elderly dependency ratio: 24.1

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2021 est.)

Algeria

total dependency ratio: 58.5

youth dependency ratio: 48.7

elderly dependency ratio: 9.8

potential support ratio: 10.2 (2021 est.)

American Samoa

total dependency ratio: 52.3

youth dependency ratio: 41.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10.4

potential support ratio: 9.6 (2021)

Andorra

total dependency ratio: 38.1

youth dependency ratio: 18.1

elderly dependency ratio: 20.1

potential support ratio: 5 (2021)

Angola

total dependency ratio: 91.5

youth dependency ratio: 86.5

elderly dependency ratio: 5

potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Anguilla

total dependency ratio: 38.6

youth dependency ratio: 24.4

elderly dependency ratio: 14.1

potential support ratio: 7.1 (2021)

Antigua and Barbuda

total dependency ratio: 40.9

youth dependency ratio: 26.5

elderly dependency ratio: 14.4

potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.)

Argentina

total dependency ratio: 54.3

youth dependency ratio: 36

elderly dependency ratio: 18.2

potential support ratio: 5.5 (2021 est.)

Armenia

total dependency ratio: 49.6

youth dependency ratio: 30.6

elderly dependency ratio: 19.1

potential support ratio: 5.2 (2021 est.)

Aruba

total dependency ratio: 47.8

youth dependency ratio: 24.8

elderly dependency ratio: 23

potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Australia

total dependency ratio: 53.7

youth dependency ratio: 28.2

elderly dependency ratio: 25.5

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)

Austria

total dependency ratio: 51.1

youth dependency ratio: 21.7

elderly dependency ratio: 29.4

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

Azerbaijan

total dependency ratio: 44.2

youth dependency ratio: 34.7

elderly dependency ratio: 9.7

potential support ratio: 10.3 (2021 est.)

Bahamas, The

total dependency ratio: 39.3

youth dependency ratio: 27.3

elderly dependency ratio: 11.9

potential support ratio: 8.4 (2021 est.)

Bahrain

total dependency ratio: 31.3

youth dependency ratio: 26.8

elderly dependency ratio: 4.6

potential support ratio: 21.8 (2021 est.)

Bangladesh

total dependency ratio: 47.7

youth dependency ratio: 39.1

elderly dependency ratio: 8.6

potential support ratio: 11.6 (2021 est.)

Barbados

total dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 25.6

elderly dependency ratio: 23.4

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

Belarus

total dependency ratio: 50.8

youth dependency ratio: 25.4

elderly dependency ratio: 25.4

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)

Belgium

total dependency ratio: 56.5

youth dependency ratio: 26.1

elderly dependency ratio: 30.4

potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021 est.)

Belize

total dependency ratio: 49.7

youth dependency ratio: 42.3

elderly dependency ratio: 7.4

potential support ratio: 13.5 (2021 est.)

Benin

total dependency ratio: 84

youth dependency ratio: 78.3

elderly dependency ratio: 5.7

potential support ratio: 17.7 (2021 est.)

Bermuda

total dependency ratio: 52.9

youth dependency ratio: 22.8

elderly dependency ratio: 30.1

potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021)

Bhutan

total dependency ratio: 40.7

youth dependency ratio: 32.1

elderly dependency ratio: 8.6

potential support ratio: 11.1 (2021 est.)

Bolivia

total dependency ratio: 56.3

youth dependency ratio: 48.7

elderly dependency ratio: 12

potential support ratio: 8.3 (2021 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total dependency ratio: 48

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 27.1

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2021 est.)

Botswana

total dependency ratio: 57.5

youth dependency ratio: 51.8

elderly dependency ratio: 5.7

potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)

Bouvet Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Brazil

total dependency ratio: 43.1

youth dependency ratio: 29.4

elderly dependency ratio: 13.7

potential support ratio: 7.3 (2021 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

British Virgin Islands

total dependency ratio: 32.8

youth dependency ratio: 20.2

elderly dependency ratio: 12.6

potential support ratio: 8 (2021)

Brunei

total dependency ratio: 39.2

youth dependency ratio: 31.1

elderly dependency ratio: 8.1

potential support ratio: 12.4 (2021 est.)

Bulgaria

total dependency ratio: 57.3

youth dependency ratio: 22

elderly dependency ratio: 35.3

potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)

Burkina Faso

total dependency ratio: 87.4

youth dependency ratio: 82.6

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.9 (2021 est.)

Burma

total dependency ratio: 46

youth dependency ratio: 36.3

elderly dependency ratio: 9.7

potential support ratio: 10.3 (2021 est.)

Burundi

total dependency ratio: 95.2

youth dependency ratio: 90.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.7 (2021 est.)

Cabo Verde

total dependency ratio: 47.2

youth dependency ratio: 39.2

elderly dependency ratio: 8

potential support ratio: 12.5 (2021 est.)

Cambodia

total dependency ratio: 53.4

youth dependency ratio: 45

elderly dependency ratio: 8.5

potential support ratio: 11.8 (2021 est.)

Cameroon

total dependency ratio: 82.3

youth dependency ratio: 77.3

elderly dependency ratio: 4.9

potential support ratio: 20.3 (2021 est.)

Canada

total dependency ratio: 52.1

youth dependency ratio: 23.9

elderly dependency ratio: 28.2

potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)

Cayman Islands

total dependency ratio: 32.6

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 10.4

potential support ratio: 9.6 (2021)

Central African Republic

total dependency ratio: 102.8

youth dependency ratio: 97.7

elderly dependency ratio: 5.1

potential support ratio: 19.7 (2021 est.)

Chad

total dependency ratio: 98.7

youth dependency ratio: 94.7

elderly dependency ratio: 4

potential support ratio: 24.9 (2021 est.)

Chile

total dependency ratio: 45.2

youth dependency ratio: 26.8

elderly dependency ratio: 18.4

potential support ratio: 5.4 (2021 est.)

China

total dependency ratio: 44.5

youth dependency ratio: 25.5

elderly dependency ratio: 19

potential support ratio: 5.3 (2021 est.)

note: data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan

Christmas Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Clipperton Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Colombia

total dependency ratio: 43.5

youth dependency ratio: 31

elderly dependency ratio: 12.5

potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)

Comoros

total dependency ratio: 74.1

youth dependency ratio: 66.6

elderly dependency ratio: 7.5

potential support ratio: 13.3 (2021 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

total dependency ratio: 98

youth dependency ratio: 92.1

elderly dependency ratio: 5.9

potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)

Congo, Republic of the

total dependency ratio: 78.8

youth dependency ratio: 74

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.9 (2021 est.)

Cook Islands

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 36.4

elderly dependency ratio: 17.4

potential support ratio: 5.8 (2021)

Coral Sea Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Costa Rica

total dependency ratio: 45.1

youth dependency ratio: 29.8

elderly dependency ratio: 15.3

potential support ratio: 6.5 (2021 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total dependency ratio: 79.2

youth dependency ratio: 74.9

elderly dependency ratio: 4.3

potential support ratio: 19.3 (2021 est.)

Croatia

total dependency ratio: 56.5

youth dependency ratio: 22.1

elderly dependency ratio: 34.4

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)

Cuba

total dependency ratio: 45.9

youth dependency ratio: 23.1

elderly dependency ratio: 22.9

potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)

Curacao

total dependency ratio: 47

youth dependency ratio: 25.6

elderly dependency ratio: 21.4

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Cyprus

total dependency ratio: 43.8

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 20.8

potential support ratio: 4.8 (2021 est.)

note: data represent the whole country

Czechia

total dependency ratio: 57.4

youth dependency ratio: 25.2

elderly dependency ratio: 32.2

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Denmark

total dependency ratio: 57.3

youth dependency ratio: 25.4

elderly dependency ratio: 31.9

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Dhekelia

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Djibouti

total dependency ratio: 50.6

youth dependency ratio: 47.5

elderly dependency ratio: 6.9

potential support ratio: 14.4 (2021 est.)

Dominica

total dependency ratio: 41.2

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 13.2

potential support ratio: 7.6 (2021)

Dominican Republic

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 42.2

elderly dependency ratio: 11.6

potential support ratio: 8.6 (2021 est.)

Ecuador

total dependency ratio: 50.9

youth dependency ratio: 39.4

elderly dependency ratio: 11.5

potential support ratio: 8.7 (2021 est.)

Egypt

total dependency ratio: 60.8

youth dependency ratio: 53.2

elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

potential support ratio: 13 (2021 est.)

El Salvador

total dependency ratio: 51.3

youth dependency ratio: 39

elderly dependency ratio: 12.3

potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total dependency ratio: 72.2

youth dependency ratio: 66.7

elderly dependency ratio: 5.4

potential support ratio: 18.5 (2021 est.)

Eritrea

total dependency ratio: 77.9

youth dependency ratio: 70.8

elderly dependency ratio: 7.1

potential support ratio: 14 (2021 est.)

Estonia

total dependency ratio: 58.3

youth dependency ratio: 26.1

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Eswatini

total dependency ratio: 64

youth dependency ratio: 57.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6.5

potential support ratio: 15.3 (2021 est.)

Ethiopia

total dependency ratio: 75.7

youth dependency ratio: 70.2

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18.1 (2021 est.)

European Union

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total dependency ratio: 39.8

youth dependency ratio: 24.8

elderly dependency ratio: 14.9

potential support ratio: 6.7 (2021)

Faroe Islands

total dependency ratio: 62.8

youth dependency ratio: 33.6

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021)

Fiji

total dependency ratio: 53

youth dependency ratio: 44.2

elderly dependency ratio: 8.7

potential support ratio: 11.4 (2021 est.)

Finland

total dependency ratio: 62.1

youth dependency ratio: 25

elderly dependency ratio: 37.1

potential support ratio: 2.7 (2021 est.)

France

total dependency ratio: 63.1

youth dependency ratio: 28.3

elderly dependency ratio: 34.8

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)

French Polynesia

total dependency ratio: 45.6

youth dependency ratio: 31.6

elderly dependency ratio: 14

potential support ratio: 7.1 (2021 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Gabon

total dependency ratio: 67.6

youth dependency ratio: 61

elderly dependency ratio: 6.5

potential support ratio: 15.3 (2021 est.)

Gambia, The

total dependency ratio: 85

youth dependency ratio: 80.5

elderly dependency ratio: 4.5

potential support ratio: 22.2 (2021 est.)

Gaza Strip

total dependency ratio: 74.3

youth dependency ratio: 68.2

elderly dependency ratio: 6.1

potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Georgia

total dependency ratio: 55.4

youth dependency ratio: 32.8

elderly dependency ratio: 22.6

potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)

Germany

total dependency ratio: 56.4

youth dependency ratio: 21.7

elderly dependency ratio: 34.7

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)

Ghana

total dependency ratio: 68.7

youth dependency ratio: 62.9

elderly dependency ratio: 5.9

potential support ratio: 17 (2021 est.)

Gibraltar

total dependency ratio: 60.1

youth dependency ratio: 27.4

elderly dependency ratio: 32.7

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021)

Greece

total dependency ratio: 57.7

youth dependency ratio: 22.2

elderly dependency ratio: 35.5

potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)

Greenland

total dependency ratio: 43.6

youth dependency ratio: 30

elderly dependency ratio: 13.6

potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021)

Grenada

total dependency ratio: 51.3

youth dependency ratio: 36.4

elderly dependency ratio: 14.9

potential support ratio: 6.7 (2021 est.)

Guam

total dependency ratio: 60.7

youth dependency ratio: 42.3

elderly dependency ratio: 18.4

potential support ratio: 5.4 (2021 est.)

Guatemala

total dependency ratio: 60.9

youth dependency ratio: 53

elderly dependency ratio: 7.9

potential support ratio: 12.7 (2021 est.)

Guernsey

total dependency ratio: 48.6

youth dependency ratio: 23.9

elderly dependency ratio: 24.6

potential support ratio: 4.1 (2021 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

Guinea

total dependency ratio: 82.4

youth dependency ratio: 76.3

elderly dependency ratio: 6.1

potential support ratio: 16.3 (2021 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total dependency ratio: 76.6

youth dependency ratio: 71.6

elderly dependency ratio: 5

potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Guyana

total dependency ratio: 53.6

youth dependency ratio: 44.1

elderly dependency ratio: 9.5

potential support ratio: 10.6 (2021 est.)

Haiti

total dependency ratio: 58.3

youth dependency ratio: 51.2

elderly dependency ratio: 7.1

potential support ratio: 14.1 (2021 est.)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Holy See (Vatican City)

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Honduras

total dependency ratio: 53.3

youth dependency ratio: 46.9

elderly dependency ratio: 6.4

potential support ratio: 15.5 (2021 est.)

Hong Kong

total dependency ratio: 46.6

youth dependency ratio: 17.8

elderly dependency ratio: 28.7

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)

Hungary

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 22.4

elderly dependency ratio: 31.4

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)

Iceland

total dependency ratio: 50.5

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 22.5

potential support ratio: 4.5 (2021 est.)

India

total dependency ratio: 48.1

youth dependency ratio: 38.1

elderly dependency ratio: 10.1

potential support ratio: 9.9 (2021 est.)

Indonesia

total dependency ratio: 47.6

youth dependency ratio: 37.6

elderly dependency ratio: 10

potential support ratio: 10 (2021 est.)

Iran

total dependency ratio: 45.3

youth dependency ratio: 34.6

elderly dependency ratio: 10.7

potential support ratio: 9.3 (2021 est.)

Iraq

total dependency ratio: 71

youth dependency ratio: 65.2

elderly dependency ratio: 5.8

potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)

Ireland

total dependency ratio: 53.2

youth dependency ratio: 30.5

elderly dependency ratio: 22.7

potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)

Isle of Man

total dependency ratio: 58.6

youth dependency ratio: 23.6

elderly dependency ratio: 34.9

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021)

Israel

total dependency ratio: 66.9

youth dependency ratio: 47

elderly dependency ratio: 19.9

potential support ratio: 5 (2021 est.)

Italy

total dependency ratio: 57.1

youth dependency ratio: 19.9

elderly dependency ratio: 37.2

potential support ratio: 2.7 (2021 est.)

Jamaica

total dependency ratio: 38

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 13.4

potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)

Jan Mayen

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Japan

total dependency ratio: 71.1

youth dependency ratio: 20.1

elderly dependency ratio: 51

potential support ratio: 2 (2021 est.)

Jersey

total dependency ratio: 44.5

youth dependency ratio: 21.3

elderly dependency ratio: 23.2

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

Jordan

total dependency ratio: 57.1

youth dependency ratio: 51.2

elderly dependency ratio: 5.8

potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)

Kazakhstan

total dependency ratio: 60

youth dependency ratio: 47.2

elderly dependency ratio: 12.7

potential support ratio: 7.9 (2021 est.)

Kenya

total dependency ratio: 70.2

youth dependency ratio: 65.3

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.7 (2021 est.)

Kiribati

total dependency ratio: 66.4

youth dependency ratio: 60.2

elderly dependency ratio: 6.2

potential support ratio: 16.1 (2021 est.)

Korea, North

total dependency ratio: 43.5

youth dependency ratio: 27.2

elderly dependency ratio: 16.3

potential support ratio: 6.1 (2021 est.)

Korea, South

total dependency ratio: 39.9

youth dependency ratio: 16.6

elderly dependency ratio: 23.3

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

Kosovo

total dependency ratio: 46.9

youth dependency ratio: 32.3

elderly dependency ratio: 14.6

potential support ratio: 6.9 (2021)

Kuwait

total dependency ratio: 34.4

youth dependency ratio: 28.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6

potential support ratio: 24.9 (2021 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total dependency ratio: 63.5

youth dependency ratio: 56.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13.9 (2021 est.)

Laos

total dependency ratio: 54.7

youth dependency ratio: 48

elderly dependency ratio: 6.7

potential support ratio: 14.8 (2021 est.)

Latvia

total dependency ratio: 59.3

youth dependency ratio: 24.9

elderly dependency ratio: 34.4

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)

Lebanon

total dependency ratio: 59.3

youth dependency ratio: 44

elderly dependency ratio: 15.3

potential support ratio: 6.5 (2021 est.)

Lesotho

total dependency ratio: 62.1

youth dependency ratio: 55.3

elderly dependency ratio: 6.8

potential support ratio: 14.7 (2021 est.)

Liberia

total dependency ratio: 79.7

youth dependency ratio: 73.7

elderly dependency ratio: 6

potential support ratio: 16.7 (2021 est.)

Libya

total dependency ratio: 50.8

youth dependency ratio: 43.5

elderly dependency ratio: 7.3

potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)

Liechtenstein

total dependency ratio: 50.2

youth dependency ratio: 21.8

elderly dependency ratio: 28.3

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021)

Lithuania

total dependency ratio: 55.7

youth dependency ratio: 23.6

elderly dependency ratio: 32.1

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Luxembourg

total dependency ratio: 44.2

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 21.3

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Macau

total dependency ratio: 36.9

youth dependency ratio: 20

elderly dependency ratio: 16.9

potential support ratio: 5.9 (2021 est.)

Madagascar

total dependency ratio: 74.5

youth dependency ratio: 68.8

elderly dependency ratio: 5.8

potential support ratio: 17.4 (2021 est.)

Malawi

total dependency ratio: 84.7

youth dependency ratio: 79.7

elderly dependency ratio: 5

potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Malaysia

total dependency ratio: 43.3

youth dependency ratio: 32.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10.4

potential support ratio: 9.6 (2021 est.)

Maldives

total dependency ratio: 35.6

youth dependency ratio: 29.5

elderly dependency ratio: 6.2

potential support ratio: 16.2 (2021 est.)

Mali

total dependency ratio: 99.3

youth dependency ratio: 94.5

elderly dependency ratio: 4.9

potential support ratio: 20.6 (2021 est.)

Malta

total dependency ratio: 47.1

youth dependency ratio: 19.3

elderly dependency ratio: 27.7

potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)

Marshall Islands

total dependency ratio: 59.9

youth dependency ratio: 53

elderly dependency ratio: 6.8

potential support ratio: 14.7 (2021)

Mauritania

total dependency ratio: 82.7

youth dependency ratio: 76.8

elderly dependency ratio: 6

potential support ratio: 16.8 (2021 est.)

Mauritius

total dependency ratio: 40.7

youth dependency ratio: 23.4

elderly dependency ratio: 17.3

potential support ratio: 5.8 (2021 est.)

Mexico

total dependency ratio: 49.4

youth dependency ratio: 37.3

elderly dependency ratio: 12.2

potential support ratio: 8.2 (2021 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of

total dependency ratio: 57.7

youth dependency ratio: 48.4

elderly dependency ratio: 9.3

potential support ratio: 10.8 (2021 est.)

Moldova

total dependency ratio: 39.6

youth dependency ratio: 29.7

elderly dependency ratio: 20.4

potential support ratio: 4.9 (2021 est.)

Monaco

total dependency ratio: 95.2

youth dependency ratio: 25

elderly dependency ratio: 70.2

potential support ratio: 1.4 (2021)

Mongolia

total dependency ratio: 58.4

youth dependency ratio: 51.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7

potential support ratio: 14.3 (2021 est.)

Montenegro

total dependency ratio: 52.5

youth dependency ratio: 27.7

elderly dependency ratio: 24.8

potential support ratio: 4 (2021 est.)

Montserrat

total dependency ratio: 43.9

youth dependency ratio: 19.2

elderly dependency ratio: 24.7

potential support ratio: 4 (2021)

Morocco

total dependency ratio: 52.2

youth dependency ratio: 40.9

elderly dependency ratio: 11.3

potential support ratio: 8.9 (2021 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

total dependency ratio: 86.1

youth dependency ratio: 81.3

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.8 (2021 est.)

Namibia

total dependency ratio: 67.3

youth dependency ratio: 60.6

elderly dependency ratio: 6.7

potential support ratio: 14.8 (2021 est.)

Nauru

total dependency ratio: 69.9

youth dependency ratio: 66

elderly dependency ratio: 3.9

potential support ratio: 25.8 (2021)

Navassa Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Nepal

total dependency ratio: 54.9

youth dependency ratio: 45.5

elderly dependency ratio: 9.4

potential support ratio: 10.7 (2021 est.)

Netherlands

total dependency ratio: 54.9

youth dependency ratio: 24

elderly dependency ratio: 30.9

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)

New Caledonia

total dependency ratio: 49.6

youth dependency ratio: 33.6

elderly dependency ratio: 16

potential support ratio: 6.3 (2021 est.)

New Zealand

total dependency ratio: 53.4

youth dependency ratio: 29

elderly dependency ratio: 24.4

potential support ratio: 4.1 (2021 est.)

Nicaragua

total dependency ratio: 54.4

youth dependency ratio: 46.4

elderly dependency ratio: 8

potential support ratio: 12.6 (2021 est.)

Niger

total dependency ratio: 105.4

youth dependency ratio: 100.4

elderly dependency ratio: 5

potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Nigeria

total dependency ratio: 86

youth dependency ratio: 80.6

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18 (2021 est.)

Niue

total dependency ratio: 70.4

youth dependency ratio: 44.9

elderly dependency ratio: 25.4

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021)

Norfolk Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

North Macedonia

total dependency ratio: 44.6

youth dependency ratio: 23.2

elderly dependency ratio: 21.4

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

total dependency ratio: 46

youth dependency ratio: 31.7

elderly dependency ratio: 14.3

potential support ratio: 7 (2021)

Norway

total dependency ratio: 54

youth dependency ratio: 26.1

elderly dependency ratio: 27.9

potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)

note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Oman

total dependency ratio: 42

youth dependency ratio: 38

elderly dependency ratio: 4

potential support ratio: 25.2 (2021 est.)

Pakistan

total dependency ratio: 70

youth dependency ratio: 62.8

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13.9 (2021 est.)

Palau

total dependency ratio: 43.8

youth dependency ratio: 30.2

elderly dependency ratio: 13.7

potential support ratio: 7.3 (2021)

Panama

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 40.6

elderly dependency ratio: 13.2

potential support ratio: 7.6 (2021 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total dependency ratio: 60.5

youth dependency ratio: 55.5

elderly dependency ratio: 5

potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Paracel Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Paraguay

total dependency ratio: 54.4

youth dependency ratio: 44.8

elderly dependency ratio: 9.6

potential support ratio: 10.4 (2021 est.)

Peru

total dependency ratio: 53

youth dependency ratio: 37.1

elderly dependency ratio: 13.1

potential support ratio: 7.9 (2021 est.)

Philippines

total dependency ratio: 56.2

youth dependency ratio: 47.8

elderly dependency ratio: 8.3

potential support ratio: 12 (2021 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Poland

total dependency ratio: 51.4

youth dependency ratio: 23.4

elderly dependency ratio: 28.6

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)

Portugal

total dependency ratio: 56

youth dependency ratio: 20.8

elderly dependency ratio: 35.2

potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)

Puerto Rico

total dependency ratio: 56.3

youth dependency ratio: 21.3

elderly dependency ratio: 34.9

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)

Qatar

total dependency ratio: 20.7

youth dependency ratio: 16.1

elderly dependency ratio: 2

potential support ratio: 50.1 (2021 est.)

Romania

total dependency ratio: 53.7

youth dependency ratio: 24.6

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

Russia

total dependency ratio: 50

youth dependency ratio: 26.6

elderly dependency ratio: 23.4

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

Rwanda

total dependency ratio: 72.5

youth dependency ratio: 67.1

elderly dependency ratio: 5.4

potential support ratio: 18.4 (2021 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

total dependency ratio: 30.8

youth dependency ratio: 17.5

elderly dependency ratio: 13.3

potential support ratio: 7.5 (2021)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total dependency ratio: 68.6 NA

youth dependency ratio: 23.6 NA

elderly dependency ratio: 45.1 NA

potential support ratio: 2.2 (2021) NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total dependency ratio: 41.7

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 13.7

potential support ratio: 7.3 (2021)

Saint Lucia

total dependency ratio: 37.7

youth dependency ratio: 25.2

elderly dependency ratio: 12.5

potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)

Saint Martin

total dependency ratio: 49.1 N

youth dependency ratio: 33.5

elderly dependency ratio: 15.6

potential support ratio: 6.4 (2021)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total dependency ratio: 52

youth dependency ratio: 26.1

elderly dependency ratio: 25.9

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 32.9

elderly dependency ratio: 16.1

potential support ratio: 6.2 (2021 est.)

Samoa

total dependency ratio: 74.9

youth dependency ratio: 66

elderly dependency ratio: 8.9

potential support ratio: 11.2 (2020 est.)

San Marino

total dependency ratio: 49.6

youth dependency ratio: 19.6

elderly dependency ratio: 30

potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021)

Sao Tome and Principe

total dependency ratio: 77.9

youth dependency ratio: 71.2

elderly dependency ratio: 6.7

potential support ratio: 14.9 (2021 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total dependency ratio: 40.4

youth dependency ratio: 36.8

elderly dependency ratio: 3.7

potential support ratio: 27.4 (2021 est.)

Senegal

total dependency ratio: 81.5

youth dependency ratio: 75.8

elderly dependency ratio: 5.7

potential support ratio: 17.4 (2021 est.)

Serbia

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 21.9

elderly dependency ratio: 31.9

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

note: data include Kosovo

Seychelles

total dependency ratio: 45

youth dependency ratio: 33.6

elderly dependency ratio: 11.4

potential support ratio: 8.7 (2021 est.)

Sierra Leone

total dependency ratio: 74

youth dependency ratio: 68.5

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18.3 (2020 est.)

Singapore

total dependency ratio: 35.4

youth dependency ratio: 16.2

elderly dependency ratio: 19.1

potential support ratio: 5.2 (2021 est.)

Sint Maarten

total dependency ratio: 27.2

youth dependency ratio: 14.9

elderly dependency ratio: 12.3

potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021)

Slovakia

total dependency ratio: 49.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.7

elderly dependency ratio: 25.8

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)

Slovenia

total dependency ratio: 55.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.6

elderly dependency ratio: 31.9

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Solomon Islands

total dependency ratio: 74.8

youth dependency ratio: 68.8

elderly dependency ratio: 6

potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)

Somalia

total dependency ratio: 99.4

youth dependency ratio: 94.2

elderly dependency ratio: 5.2

potential support ratio: 19.3 (2021 est.)

South Africa

total dependency ratio: 52.2

youth dependency ratio: 43.9

elderly dependency ratio: 8.4

potential support ratio: 10.9 (2021 est.)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

South Sudan

total dependency ratio: 80.8

youth dependency ratio: 74.7

elderly dependency ratio: 6.1

potential support ratio: 18.4 (2021 est.)

Spain

total dependency ratio: 52.4

youth dependency ratio: 21.9

elderly dependency ratio: 30.2

potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021 est.)

Spratly Islands

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Sri Lanka

total dependency ratio: 53.7

youth dependency ratio: 35.4

elderly dependency ratio: 17

potential support ratio: 5.9 (2021 est.)

Sudan

total dependency ratio: 76.9

youth dependency ratio: 74

elderly dependency ratio: 6.2

potential support ratio: 16.2 (2021 est.)

Suriname

total dependency ratio: 50.9

youth dependency ratio: 40

elderly dependency ratio: 11

potential support ratio: 9.1 (2021 est.)

Svalbard

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Sweden

total dependency ratio: 60.8

youth dependency ratio: 28.5

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

Switzerland

total dependency ratio: 51.6

youth dependency ratio: 22.8

elderly dependency ratio: 28.7

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)

Syria

total dependency ratio: 55.4

youth dependency ratio: 53

elderly dependency ratio: 7.4

potential support ratio: 13.5 (2021 est.)

Taiwan

total dependency ratio: 40.2

youth dependency ratio: 17.8

elderly dependency ratio: 22.4

potential support ratio: 4.5 (2021 est.)

Tajikistan

total dependency ratio: 65.9

youth dependency ratio: 60.4

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18.1 (2021 est.)

Tanzania

total dependency ratio: 87.7

youth dependency ratio: 81.9

elderly dependency ratio: 5.9

potential support ratio: 20.4 (2021 est.)

Thailand

total dependency ratio: 43.5

youth dependency ratio: 22.7

elderly dependency ratio: 18.4

potential support ratio: 4.8 (2021 est.)

Timor-Leste

total dependency ratio: 90.3

youth dependency ratio: 59.4

elderly dependency ratio: 8.9

potential support ratio: 11.2 (2021 est.)

Togo

total dependency ratio: 76.5

youth dependency ratio: 71

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18.3 (2021 est.)

Tokelau

total dependency ratio: 60.4

youth dependency ratio: 47

elderly dependency ratio: 13.4

potential support ratio: 7.5 (2021)

Tonga

total dependency ratio: 68.6

youth dependency ratio: 58.5

elderly dependency ratio: 10.5

potential support ratio: 9.5 (2021 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total dependency ratio: 43.7

youth dependency ratio: 29.3

elderly dependency ratio: 16.8

potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)

Tunisia

total dependency ratio: 50.9

youth dependency ratio: 36.3

elderly dependency ratio: 13.3

potential support ratio: 7.5 (2021 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye)

total dependency ratio: 49.1

youth dependency ratio: 34.5

elderly dependency ratio: 12.3

potential support ratio: 8.1 (2021 est.)

Turkmenistan

total dependency ratio: 56.6

youth dependency ratio: 48.9

elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

potential support ratio: 13 (2021 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total dependency ratio: 36.8

youth dependency ratio: 22.9

elderly dependency ratio: 13.9

potential support ratio: 7.2 (2021)

Tuvalu

total dependency ratio: 60.9

youth dependency ratio: 50.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10

potential support ratio: 10 (2021)

Uganda

total dependency ratio: 88.2

youth dependency ratio: 85.1

elderly dependency ratio: 3.2

potential support ratio: 31.7 (2021 est.)

Ukraine

total dependency ratio: 48.4

youth dependency ratio: 22.6

elderly dependency ratio: 25.8

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)

note: data include Crimea

United Arab Emirates

total dependency ratio: 20.3

youth dependency ratio: 18.2

elderly dependency ratio: 2.1

potential support ratio: 47.3 (2021 est.)

United Kingdom

total dependency ratio: 57.7

youth dependency ratio: 27.8

elderly dependency ratio: 29.8

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

United States

total dependency ratio: 53.7

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 25.6

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Uruguay

total dependency ratio: 53.6

youth dependency ratio: 29.9

elderly dependency ratio: 23.7

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2021 est.)

Uzbekistan

total dependency ratio: 54

youth dependency ratio: 46.3

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13 (2021 est.)

Vanuatu

total dependency ratio: 76.5

youth dependency ratio: 69.9

elderly dependency ratio: 12.3

potential support ratio: 15.2 (2021 est.)

Venezuela

total dependency ratio: 57.5

youth dependency ratio: 44.4

elderly dependency ratio: 13.1

potential support ratio: 7.6 (2021 est.)

Vietnam

total dependency ratio: 45.6

youth dependency ratio: 32.8

elderly dependency ratio: 12.7

potential support ratio: 7.8 (2021 est.)

Virgin Islands

total dependency ratio: 64.6

youth dependency ratio: 32

elderly dependency ratio: 34

potential support ratio: 3 (2021 est.)

Wake Island

total dependency ratio: NA

youth dependency ratio: NA

elderly dependency ratio: NA

potential support ratio: NA

Wallis and Futuna

total dependency ratio: 57

youth dependency ratio: 36.6

elderly dependency ratio: 20.4

potential support ratio: 4.9 (2021)

West Bank

total dependency ratio: 74.3

youth dependency ratio: 68.2

elderly dependency ratio: 6.1

potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank

World

total dependency ratio: 54.1

youth dependency ratio: 39.3

elderly dependency ratio: 14.8

potential support ratio: 7 (2021 est.)

Yemen

total dependency ratio: 71.7

youth dependency ratio: 69.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4.7

potential support ratio: 19.9 (2021 est.)

Zambia

total dependency ratio: 81.8

youth dependency ratio: 78.7

elderly dependency ratio: 3.2

potential support ratio: 31.6 (2021 est.)

Zimbabwe

total dependency ratio: 79.4

youth dependency ratio: 73.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6

potential support ratio: 16.6 (2021 est.)