Denmark - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Denmark was 57.35 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 57.35 in 2020 and 48.28 in 1993.
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: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.79 |
| 1961 | 55.59 |
| 1962 | 55.22 |
| 1963 | 54.80 |
| 1964 | 54.47 |
| 1965 | 54.30 |
| 1966 | 54.43 |
| 1967 | 54.58 |
| 1968 | 54.78 |
| 1969 | 55.01 |
| 1970 | 55.25 |
| 1971 | 55.55 |
| 1972 | 55.87 |
| 1973 | 56.15 |
| 1974 | 56.29 |
| 1975 | 56.26 |
| 1976 | 56.24 |
| 1977 | 56.02 |
| 1978 | 55.64 |
| 1979 | 55.11 |
| 1980 | 54.47 |
| 1981 | 53.77 |
| 1982 | 52.95 |
| 1983 | 52.05 |
| 1984 | 51.18 |
| 1985 | 50.41 |
| 1986 | 49.79 |
| 1987 | 49.35 |
| 1988 | 49.02 |
| 1989 | 48.72 |
| 1990 | 48.43 |
| 1991 | 48.42 |
| 1992 | 48.35 |
| 1993 | 48.28 |
| 1994 | 48.29 |
| 1995 | 48.38 |
| 1996 | 48.73 |
| 1997 | 49.07 |
| 1998 | 49.40 |
| 1999 | 49.71 |
| 2000 | 49.98 |
| 2001 | 50.24 |
| 2002 | 50.51 |
| 2003 | 50.76 |
| 2004 | 51.00 |
| 2005 | 51.24 |
| 2006 | 51.57 |
| 2007 | 51.89 |
| 2008 | 52.23 |
| 2009 | 52.58 |
| 2010 | 52.95 |
| 2011 | 53.47 |
| 2012 | 53.98 |
| 2013 | 54.59 |
| 2014 | 55.29 |
| 2015 | 55.98 |
| 2016 | 56.30 |
| 2017 | 56.62 |
| 2018 | 56.91 |
| 2019 | 57.15 |
| 2020 | 57.35 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Denmark was 31.73 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.73 in 2020 and a minimum value of 16.52 in 1960.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.52 |
| 1961 | 16.75 |
| 1962 | 16.96 |
| 1963 | 17.17 |
| 1964 | 17.37 |
| 1965 | 17.59 |
| 1966 | 17.89 |
| 1967 | 18.19 |
| 1968 | 18.48 |
| 1969 | 18.78 |
| 1970 | 19.09 |
| 1971 | 19.50 |
| 1972 | 19.90 |
| 1973 | 20.28 |
| 1974 | 20.64 |
| 1975 | 20.96 |
| 1976 | 21.33 |
| 1977 | 21.64 |
| 1978 | 21.91 |
| 1979 | 22.12 |
| 1980 | 22.28 |
| 1981 | 22.46 |
| 1982 | 22.56 |
| 1983 | 22.62 |
| 1984 | 22.66 |
| 1985 | 22.72 |
| 1986 | 22.86 |
| 1987 | 22.99 |
| 1988 | 23.10 |
| 1989 | 23.16 |
| 1990 | 23.16 |
| 1991 | 23.14 |
| 1992 | 23.05 |
| 1993 | 22.92 |
| 1994 | 22.77 |
| 1995 | 22.61 |
| 1996 | 22.57 |
| 1997 | 22.51 |
| 1998 | 22.44 |
| 1999 | 22.36 |
| 2000 | 22.28 |
| 2001 | 22.36 |
| 2002 | 22.43 |
| 2003 | 22.53 |
| 2004 | 22.68 |
| 2005 | 22.92 |
| 2006 | 23.32 |
| 2007 | 23.78 |
| 2008 | 24.30 |
| 2009 | 24.87 |
| 2010 | 25.49 |
| 2011 | 26.14 |
| 2012 | 26.93 |
| 2013 | 27.87 |
| 2014 | 28.84 |
| 2015 | 29.71 |
| 2016 | 30.36 |
| 2017 | 30.79 |
| 2018 | 31.09 |
| 2019 | 31.38 |
| 2020 | 31.73 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Denmark was 25.62 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.27 in 1960 and a minimum value of 25.28 in 1990.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--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: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.27 |
| 1961 | 38.84 |
| 1962 | 38.26 |
| 1963 | 37.63 |
| 1964 | 37.09 |
| 1965 | 36.71 |
| 1966 | 36.54 |
| 1967 | 36.40 |
| 1968 | 36.30 |
| 1969 | 36.23 |
| 1970 | 36.16 |
| 1971 | 36.05 |
| 1972 | 35.97 |
| 1973 | 35.86 |
| 1974 | 35.65 |
| 1975 | 35.29 |
| 1976 | 34.91 |
| 1977 | 34.38 |
| 1978 | 33.73 |
| 1979 | 32.99 |
| 1980 | 32.18 |
| 1981 | 31.31 |
| 1982 | 30.38 |
| 1983 | 29.43 |
| 1984 | 28.51 |
| 1985 | 27.69 |
| 1986 | 26.93 |
| 1987 | 26.35 |
| 1988 | 25.92 |
| 1989 | 25.57 |
| 1990 | 25.28 |
| 1991 | 25.29 |
| 1992 | 25.29 |
| 1993 | 25.35 |
| 1994 | 25.51 |
| 1995 | 25.77 |
| 1996 | 26.16 |
| 1997 | 26.55 |
| 1998 | 26.96 |
| 1999 | 27.35 |
| 2000 | 27.70 |
| 2001 | 27.88 |
| 2002 | 28.07 |
| 2003 | 28.23 |
| 2004 | 28.32 |
| 2005 | 28.32 |
| 2006 | 28.24 |
| 2007 | 28.11 |
| 2008 | 27.93 |
| 2009 | 27.71 |
| 2010 | 27.45 |
| 2011 | 27.33 |
| 2012 | 27.05 |
| 2013 | 26.72 |
| 2014 | 26.45 |
| 2015 | 26.27 |
| 2016 | 25.94 |
| 2017 | 25.83 |
| 2018 | 25.83 |
| 2019 | 25.77 |
| 2020 | 25.62 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
