OECD members - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in OECD members was 54.50 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 63.76 in 1962 and 50.24 in 2008.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.26 |
| 1961 | 63.64 |
| 1962 | 63.76 |
| 1963 | 63.69 |
| 1964 | 63.54 |
| 1965 | 63.39 |
| 1966 | 63.40 |
| 1967 | 63.34 |
| 1968 | 63.22 |
| 1969 | 63.04 |
| 1970 | 62.80 |
| 1971 | 62.50 |
| 1972 | 62.17 |
| 1973 | 61.80 |
| 1974 | 61.35 |
| 1975 | 60.80 |
| 1976 | 60.47 |
| 1977 | 60.01 |
| 1978 | 59.44 |
| 1979 | 58.79 |
| 1980 | 58.07 |
| 1981 | 57.30 |
| 1982 | 56.50 |
| 1983 | 55.71 |
| 1984 | 55.00 |
| 1985 | 54.36 |
| 1986 | 54.02 |
| 1987 | 53.70 |
| 1988 | 53.41 |
| 1989 | 53.15 |
| 1990 | 52.93 |
| 1991 | 52.82 |
| 1992 | 52.73 |
| 1993 | 52.65 |
| 1994 | 52.53 |
| 1995 | 52.35 |
| 1996 | 52.23 |
| 1997 | 52.02 |
| 1998 | 51.77 |
| 1999 | 51.51 |
| 2000 | 51.29 |
| 2001 | 51.05 |
| 2002 | 50.86 |
| 2003 | 50.71 |
| 2004 | 50.55 |
| 2005 | 50.37 |
| 2006 | 50.35 |
| 2007 | 50.29 |
| 2008 | 50.24 |
| 2009 | 50.27 |
| 2010 | 50.42 |
| 2011 | 50.71 |
| 2012 | 51.06 |
| 2013 | 51.47 |
| 2014 | 51.92 |
| 2015 | 52.37 |
| 2016 | 52.79 |
| 2017 | 53.22 |
| 2018 | 53.65 |
| 2019 | 54.07 |
| 2020 | 54.50 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in OECD members was 26.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.83 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13.45 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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.45 |
| 1961 | 13.62 |
| 1962 | 13.77 |
| 1963 | 13.91 |
| 1964 | 14.04 |
| 1965 | 14.17 |
| 1966 | 14.38 |
| 1967 | 14.58 |
| 1968 | 14.77 |
| 1969 | 14.95 |
| 1970 | 15.12 |
| 1971 | 15.32 |
| 1972 | 15.51 |
| 1973 | 15.68 |
| 1974 | 15.83 |
| 1975 | 15.96 |
| 1976 | 16.18 |
| 1977 | 16.39 |
| 1978 | 16.56 |
| 1979 | 16.67 |
| 1980 | 16.70 |
| 1981 | 16.68 |
| 1982 | 16.58 |
| 1983 | 16.45 |
| 1984 | 16.36 |
| 1985 | 16.36 |
| 1986 | 16.49 |
| 1987 | 16.67 |
| 1988 | 16.89 |
| 1989 | 17.12 |
| 1990 | 17.33 |
| 1991 | 17.56 |
| 1992 | 17.78 |
| 1993 | 17.98 |
| 1994 | 18.16 |
| 1995 | 18.33 |
| 1996 | 18.54 |
| 1997 | 18.71 |
| 1998 | 18.88 |
| 1999 | 19.04 |
| 2000 | 19.22 |
| 2001 | 19.41 |
| 2002 | 19.61 |
| 2003 | 19.81 |
| 2004 | 20.02 |
| 2005 | 20.22 |
| 2006 | 20.45 |
| 2007 | 20.68 |
| 2008 | 20.91 |
| 2009 | 21.20 |
| 2010 | 21.58 |
| 2011 | 21.99 |
| 2012 | 22.49 |
| 2013 | 23.03 |
| 2014 | 23.60 |
| 2015 | 24.16 |
| 2016 | 24.69 |
| 2017 | 25.21 |
| 2018 | 25.73 |
| 2019 | 26.26 |
| 2020 | 26.83 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in OECD members was 27.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.07 in 1961 and a minimum value of 27.40 in 2020.
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 | 48.91 |
| 1961 | 49.07 |
| 1962 | 48.98 |
| 1963 | 48.72 |
| 1964 | 48.40 |
| 1965 | 48.09 |
| 1966 | 47.89 |
| 1967 | 47.63 |
| 1968 | 47.33 |
| 1969 | 46.99 |
| 1970 | 46.61 |
| 1971 | 46.12 |
| 1972 | 45.64 |
| 1973 | 45.13 |
| 1974 | 44.56 |
| 1975 | 43.90 |
| 1976 | 43.38 |
| 1977 | 42.73 |
| 1978 | 42.01 |
| 1979 | 41.26 |
| 1980 | 40.54 |
| 1981 | 39.81 |
| 1982 | 39.13 |
| 1983 | 38.51 |
| 1984 | 37.90 |
| 1985 | 37.30 |
| 1986 | 36.86 |
| 1987 | 36.40 |
| 1988 | 35.92 |
| 1989 | 35.48 |
| 1990 | 35.08 |
| 1991 | 34.77 |
| 1992 | 34.50 |
| 1993 | 34.25 |
| 1994 | 33.97 |
| 1995 | 33.65 |
| 1996 | 33.36 |
| 1997 | 33.00 |
| 1998 | 32.61 |
| 1999 | 32.21 |
| 2000 | 31.84 |
| 2001 | 31.43 |
| 2002 | 31.06 |
| 2003 | 30.71 |
| 2004 | 30.36 |
| 2005 | 30.00 |
| 2006 | 29.74 |
| 2007 | 29.47 |
| 2008 | 29.18 |
| 2009 | 28.92 |
| 2010 | 28.69 |
| 2011 | 28.56 |
| 2012 | 28.41 |
| 2013 | 28.26 |
| 2014 | 28.12 |
| 2015 | 27.99 |
| 2016 | 27.86 |
| 2017 | 27.76 |
| 2018 | 27.66 |
| 2019 | 27.54 |
| 2020 | 27.40 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
