Switzerland - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Switzerland was 51.64 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 54.38 in 1973 and 46.14 in 1989.
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 | 52.27 |
| 1961 | 52.80 |
| 1962 | 53.01 |
| 1963 | 52.99 |
| 1964 | 52.86 |
| 1965 | 52.69 |
| 1966 | 52.99 |
| 1967 | 53.24 |
| 1968 | 53.47 |
| 1969 | 53.65 |
| 1970 | 53.74 |
| 1971 | 54.10 |
| 1972 | 54.32 |
| 1973 | 54.38 |
| 1974 | 54.28 |
| 1975 | 53.98 |
| 1976 | 53.73 |
| 1977 | 53.36 |
| 1978 | 52.82 |
| 1979 | 52.08 |
| 1980 | 51.20 |
| 1981 | 50.24 |
| 1982 | 49.19 |
| 1983 | 48.18 |
| 1984 | 47.31 |
| 1985 | 46.65 |
| 1986 | 46.42 |
| 1987 | 46.25 |
| 1988 | 46.15 |
| 1989 | 46.14 |
| 1990 | 46.26 |
| 1991 | 46.48 |
| 1992 | 46.83 |
| 1993 | 47.22 |
| 1994 | 47.56 |
| 1995 | 47.77 |
| 1996 | 48.19 |
| 1997 | 48.46 |
| 1998 | 48.59 |
| 1999 | 48.63 |
| 2000 | 48.61 |
| 2001 | 48.40 |
| 2002 | 48.12 |
| 2003 | 47.81 |
| 2004 | 47.49 |
| 2005 | 47.22 |
| 2006 | 47.00 |
| 2007 | 46.84 |
| 2008 | 46.76 |
| 2009 | 46.79 |
| 2010 | 46.95 |
| 2011 | 47.18 |
| 2012 | 47.49 |
| 2013 | 47.89 |
| 2014 | 48.34 |
| 2015 | 48.79 |
| 2016 | 49.39 |
| 2017 | 49.93 |
| 2018 | 50.45 |
| 2019 | 51.01 |
| 2020 | 51.64 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Switzerland was 28.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.96 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.55 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 | 15.55 |
| 1961 | 15.68 |
| 1962 | 15.78 |
| 1963 | 15.86 |
| 1964 | 15.92 |
| 1965 | 15.99 |
| 1966 | 16.26 |
| 1967 | 16.52 |
| 1968 | 16.79 |
| 1969 | 17.06 |
| 1970 | 17.32 |
| 1971 | 17.73 |
| 1972 | 18.12 |
| 1973 | 18.48 |
| 1974 | 18.81 |
| 1975 | 19.12 |
| 1976 | 19.60 |
| 1977 | 20.05 |
| 1978 | 20.45 |
| 1979 | 20.75 |
| 1980 | 20.95 |
| 1981 | 20.94 |
| 1982 | 20.83 |
| 1983 | 20.67 |
| 1984 | 20.56 |
| 1985 | 20.54 |
| 1986 | 20.64 |
| 1987 | 20.81 |
| 1988 | 21.01 |
| 1989 | 21.19 |
| 1990 | 21.33 |
| 1991 | 21.48 |
| 1992 | 21.58 |
| 1993 | 21.64 |
| 1994 | 21.68 |
| 1995 | 21.70 |
| 1996 | 21.93 |
| 1997 | 22.16 |
| 1998 | 22.36 |
| 1999 | 22.54 |
| 2000 | 22.69 |
| 2001 | 22.81 |
| 2002 | 22.89 |
| 2003 | 22.97 |
| 2004 | 23.08 |
| 2005 | 23.24 |
| 2006 | 23.45 |
| 2007 | 23.71 |
| 2008 | 24.02 |
| 2009 | 24.39 |
| 2010 | 24.82 |
| 2011 | 25.17 |
| 2012 | 25.56 |
| 2013 | 25.99 |
| 2014 | 26.40 |
| 2015 | 26.78 |
| 2016 | 27.23 |
| 2017 | 27.63 |
| 2018 | 28.02 |
| 2019 | 28.45 |
| 2020 | 28.96 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Switzerland was 22.68 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.23 in 1962 and a minimum value of 21.90 in 2013.
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 | 36.72 |
| 1961 | 37.12 |
| 1962 | 37.23 |
| 1963 | 37.13 |
| 1964 | 36.94 |
| 1965 | 36.70 |
| 1966 | 36.73 |
| 1967 | 36.72 |
| 1968 | 36.68 |
| 1969 | 36.59 |
| 1970 | 36.42 |
| 1971 | 36.37 |
| 1972 | 36.20 |
| 1973 | 35.90 |
| 1974 | 35.46 |
| 1975 | 34.86 |
| 1976 | 34.13 |
| 1977 | 33.31 |
| 1978 | 32.37 |
| 1979 | 31.33 |
| 1980 | 30.26 |
| 1981 | 29.29 |
| 1982 | 28.36 |
| 1983 | 27.50 |
| 1984 | 26.75 |
| 1985 | 26.12 |
| 1986 | 25.78 |
| 1987 | 25.44 |
| 1988 | 25.14 |
| 1989 | 24.95 |
| 1990 | 24.92 |
| 1991 | 25.01 |
| 1992 | 25.25 |
| 1993 | 25.59 |
| 1994 | 25.89 |
| 1995 | 26.07 |
| 1996 | 26.25 |
| 1997 | 26.31 |
| 1998 | 26.24 |
| 1999 | 26.10 |
| 2000 | 25.92 |
| 2001 | 25.59 |
| 2002 | 25.23 |
| 2003 | 24.83 |
| 2004 | 24.41 |
| 2005 | 23.98 |
| 2006 | 23.54 |
| 2007 | 23.12 |
| 2008 | 22.74 |
| 2009 | 22.40 |
| 2010 | 22.13 |
| 2011 | 22.02 |
| 2012 | 21.93 |
| 2013 | 21.90 |
| 2014 | 21.93 |
| 2015 | 22.01 |
| 2016 | 22.16 |
| 2017 | 22.30 |
| 2018 | 22.43 |
| 2019 | 22.56 |
| 2020 | 22.68 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
