Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Age Dependency Ratio Percent Of Working Age Population

Canada: Dependent people as percent of the working age population: The latest value from 2024 is 53.64 percent, an increase from 53.05 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 58.13 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1960 to 2024 is 51.57 percent. The minimum value, 43.97 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 71.17 percent was recorded in 1962.

The ratio of the combined population aged between 0 to 14 years old and the population aged of 65 years and older to the population aged between 15 to 64 years old. This ratio is presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.

Canada CA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 53.052 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.645 % for 2022. Canada CA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 47.700 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71.166 % in 1962 and a record low of 43.973 % in 2007. Canada CA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. 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. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.