In 2021, the projected old age dependency rate was around 15.7 percent. And it was expected to reach 20.1 percent in 2031. The old age dependency ratio in India is seeing a gradual rise since the past few years. Projections reflect a steep rise in old age dependency from 2021 to 2031.

In 2020, the child and old-age dependency ratios in China ranged at around 25.9 and 18.2 percent respectively, summing up to a total dependency ratio of 44.1 percent. While the child dependency ratio is expected to drop slightly and then remain stable, the old-age dependency ratio will rise steadily in coming decades. Age demographics in China With a populace of 1.4 billion people by the end of 2023, China stands the country with the second largest population in the world. Since its foundation in 1949, the PRC has experienced high population growth. With the beginning of the reform period in the end of the 1970s, population growth decreased steadily. Finally, China's population size peaked in 2021 and entered a declining path. Falling birth rates in combination with higher life expectancy led to a continuously increasing median age of the population in China over the past five decades. The median age of the Chinese population is expected to rise further and to reach 50 years by the middle of the century. Development of the dependency ratio China has enjoyed a continuously growing work force since the late 1970s. Simultaneously, the total dependency ratio in China decreased from 80 percent in 1970 to about 37 percent in 2010. However, an important turning point was reached in 2011, as the total dependency ratio was set to increase again after 30 years of population bonus. As can be seen from the above graph, until 2100, child-dependency is estimated to remain steady around 15 to 20 percent. Old-age dependency on the other hand is expected to grow from about 12 percent in 2010 to 69 percent in 2060, implying a growing number of senior citizens that need support from the working population. The shift of age demographics in the near future in China is bound to have ineligible economical and social impacts. To learn more about age demographics in China, take a look at our dossier aging population in China.

Graph and download economic data for Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for Japan (SPPOPDPNDOLJPN) from 1960 to 2024 about 64 years +, working-age, ratio, Japan, and population.

Poland - Old-age-dependency ratio was 31.80% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poland - Old-age-dependency ratio - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Poland - Old-age-dependency ratio reached a record high of 31.80% in December of 2024 and a record low of 19.10% in December of 2011.

Finland - Old-age-dependency ratio was 37.80% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Old-age-dependency ratio - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Finland - Old-age-dependency ratio reached a record high of 37.80% in December of 2024 and a record low of 25.60% in December of 2010.

Latvia - Old-age-dependency ratio was 33.90% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Latvia - Old-age-dependency ratio - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Latvia - Old-age-dependency ratio reached a record high of 33.90% in December of 2024 and a record low of 26.80% in December of 2010.

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Comparison of old age dependency ratio (OADR) estimates with 1971-based to 2022-based national population projections for the UK and constituent countries, including measures of error.

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 58.49 percent. The highest value was in Niger: 104.73 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 20.6 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, the child and old-age dependency ratio in Taiwan ranged at around 17.11 and 26.34 percent respectively, summing up to a total dependency ratio of 43.45 percent. While the child dependency ratio is expected to remain stable, the old-age dependency ratio will rise steadily in coming decades.

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This dataset contains the state and gender-wise number of persons aged 60+ per 100 persons in the age group 15-59, also known as old-age dependency ratio.Only major states have been considered. Note: Data for 2021 and 2031 is Projections

Slovakia - Old-age-dependency ratio was 27.90% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Slovakia - Old-age-dependency ratio - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Slovakia - Old-age-dependency ratio reached a record high of 27.90% in December of 2024 and a record low of 17.30% in December of 2010.

Brazil BR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 44.029 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.790 % for 2022. Brazil BR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 64.019 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.023 % in 1963 and a record low of 43.371 % in 2017. Brazil BR: 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 Brazil – Table BR.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.

This table gives for a number of countries the (future) development of ageing (old-age dependency ratio) and the young-age dependency ratio. In this table not only the years 2000 and 2010 are presented but also future projections of the age-dependency ratios. In the Netherlands as well as in several other countries ageing is expected to grow in the (near) future. Also the young-age dependency ratio may decrease. These developments will influence the labour market and the balance between the active and non-active part of the population and so the investment climate.

Note: Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. So, the figures in this table could differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available for: 2000-2050, ten-yearly. Projections ultimo 2013.

Status of the figures: The external source of these data frequently supply adjusted prognoses for the above-mentioned periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 1 March 2018: This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published? No longer applicable.

Ratio of the population aged 65+ to the number of persons of working age (15-64)

The dataset contains the old age dependency ratio which is computed from the people aged 65 and over and people aged 15 to 64 from data source OECD. It is given in the percentage.

• Ratio between the number of older people (over 65) and the number of people of working age (20-64) in 2016 (Lorraine: 2014, Luxembourg: 2017) - Territorial entities: Cantons (LOR, LUX), Kreise (RLP, SL), arrondissements (WAL) - Statistical data sources: INSEE Grand Est, Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, Statistisches Amt Saarland, STATEC, IWEPS. Calculations: LISER 2018 - Geodata sources: ACT Luxembourg 2017, IGN France 2017, GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2017, NGI-Belgium 2017. Harmonization: SIG-GR / GIS-GR 2018

Monaco Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 72.043 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.066 % for 2022. Monaco Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 34.717 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.792 % in 2021 and a record low of 28.453 % in 1960. Monaco Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Monaco – Table MC.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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;