Notes

  • Topic: Health: Population: Dynamics
  • 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. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
  • Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
  • Statistical concept and methodology: Dependency ratios capture variations in the proportions of children, elderly people, and working-age people in the population that imply the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. But dependency ratios show only the age composition of a population, not economic dependency. Some children and elderly people are part of the labor force, and many working-age people are not. Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.
  • Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development.
  • General comments: 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.
  • Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source.

List of countries ordered by: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

PaísAge dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
1Níger112.97 %
2Uganda102.35 %
3Chad100.69 %
4Malí100.18 %
5Angola99.86 %
6Somalia98.13 %
7R.D. Congo95.91 %
8Zambia95.40 %
9Mozambique94.75 %
10Malaui94.55 %
11Gambia94.17 %
12Tanzania93.80 %
13Timor Oriental92.27 %
14Burkina Faso92.18 %
15Burundi89.65 %
16Nigeria87.71 %
17Senegal87.60 %
18Afganistán86.95 %
19Congo86.19 %
20Camerún84.26 %
21Santo Tomé y Príncipe84.21 %
22Guinea83.81 %
23Sudán del Sur83.66 %
24Costa de Marfil83.49 %
25Liberia82.87 %
26Benín81.98 %
27Sierra Leona81.93 %
28Togo81.83 %
29Etiopía81.57 %
30Kenia80.87 %
31Zimbabue80.39 %
32Madagascar80.33 %
33Irak78.70 %
34Guinea-Bisáu78.45 %
35Ruanda78.07 %
36Sudán78.04 %
37Mauritania76.14 %
38Estado de Palestina76.00 %
39Comoras75.65 %
40Yemen75.60 %
41República Centroafricana75.16 %
42Islas Salomón75.08 %
43Tonga74.33 %
44Samoa73.99 %
45Gabón73.11 %
46Ghana73.04 %
47Guinea Ecuatorial72.85 %
48Guatemala70.85 %
49Siria70.03 %
50Suazilandia69.31 %
51Vanuatu68.72 %
52Namibia67.27 %
53Lesoto67.27 %
54Papúa Nueva Guinea67.09 %
55Pakistán65.30 %
56Jordania64.78 %
57Japón64.47 %
58Israel64.13 %
59Bolivia63.69 %
60Kiribati63.00 %
61Laos62.81 %
62Micronesia+%28Fed.+States+of%2962.40 %
63Egipto62.29 %
64Haití62.26 %
65Nepal61.84 %
66Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos61.20 %
67Tayikistán60.89 %
68Francia60.27 %
69Suecia59.30 %
70Yibuti58.53 %
71Finlandia58.27 %
72Honduras57.77 %
73República Dominicana57.76 %
74Filipinas57.55 %
75Belice56.78 %
76Paraguay56.63 %
77Argentina56.55 %
78Italia56.54 %
79Grecia56.25 %
80Uruguay55.88 %
81Dinamarca55.86 %
82Ecuador55.58 %
83Camboya55.57 %
84Kirguistán55.35 %
85Botsuana55.27 %
86Reino Unido55.12 %
87El Salvador54.32 %
88Bélgica54.25 %
89Nicaragua54.13 %
90Nueva Zelanda54.01 %
91Irlanda (isla)53.66 %
92Estonia53.49 %
93Portugal53.48 %
94Panamá53.37 %
95Países Bajos53.27 %
96Perú53.19 %
97Fiyi52.85 %
98Argelia52.62 %
99Bangladés52.49 %
100India52.45 %
101Libia52.38 %
102Venezuela52.37 %
103Noruega52.21 %
104Letonia52.18 %
105Sudáfrica52.14 %
106Cabo Verde52.05 %
107Guam51.98 %
108Bulgaria51.91 %
109Alemania51.81 %
110México51.68 %
111Islandia51.59 %
112Sri Lanka51.23 %
113Croacia51.12 %
114Curazao51.10 %
115Guyana51.09 %
116Australia50.93 %
117Estados Unidos50.91 %
118Malta50.78 %
119España50.76 %
120Surinam50.76 %
121Granada (país)50.70 %
122Barbados50.44 %
123Kazajistán50.27 %
124Marruecos50.13 %
125Serbia50.11 %
126Lituania50.07 %
127Puerto Rico50.02 %
128Turquía49.72 %
129Uzbekistán49.65 %
130República Checa49.52 %
131Austria49.18 %
132Birmania49.05 %
133Indonesia48.96 %
134Rumania48.89 %
135Suiza48.85 %
136Eslovenia48.71 %
137Jamaica48.63 %
138Nueva Caledonia47.92 %
139Turkmenistán47.88 %
140Hungría47.88 %
141Montenegro47.71 %
142Mongolia47.65 %
143Maldivas47.45 %
144Líbano47.34 %
145Santa Lucía47.33 %
146Canadá47.29 %
147Bután46.90 %
148San Vicente y las Granadinas46.76 %
149Arabia Saudita45.87 %
150Georgia (desambiguación)45.67 %
151Antigua y Barbuda45.65 %
152Colombia45.62 %
153Costa Rica45.37 %
154Chile45.24 %
155Túnez44.82 %
156Albania44.81 %
157Malasia44.74 %
158Brasil44.66 %
159Corea del Norte44.31 %
160Aruba43.95 %
161Polonia43.84 %
162Luxemburgo43.71 %
163Seychelles43.52 %
164Cuba43.43 %
165Ucrania43.34 %
166Trinidad y Tobago43.25 %
167Rusia43.10 %
168Bielorrusia42.96 %
169Vietnam42.51 %
170Polinesia Francesa42.23 %
171Chipre41.64 %
172República de Macedonia41.39 %
173Armenia41.26 %
174Bahamas41.25 %
175Eslovaquia40.78 %
176Bosnia-Herzegovina40.73 %
177Mauricio40.62 %
178Irán40.19 %
179Tailandia39.24 %
180Azerbaiyán38.02 %
181Brunéi37.98 %
182Singapur37.41 %
183Corea del Sur37.21 %
184Hong Kong37.03 %
185China36.58 %
186Moldavia34.57 %
187Kuwait32.09 %
188Baréin31.38 %
189Omán30.04 %
190Macao28.21 %
191Catar20.05 %
192Emiratos Árabes Unidos17.75 %

Source: Health Nutrition and Population Statistics - World Bank - Downloaded in August 2017