United Kingdom - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in United Kingdom was 57.06 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 60.49 in 1973 and 51.27 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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.66 |
| 1961 | 54.22 |
| 1962 | 54.43 |
| 1963 | 54.48 |
| 1964 | 54.64 |
| 1965 | 55.04 |
| 1966 | 55.97 |
| 1967 | 56.88 |
| 1968 | 57.78 |
| 1969 | 58.59 |
| 1970 | 59.23 |
| 1971 | 59.81 |
| 1972 | 60.25 |
| 1973 | 60.49 |
| 1974 | 60.45 |
| 1975 | 60.12 |
| 1976 | 59.73 |
| 1977 | 59.12 |
| 1978 | 58.28 |
| 1979 | 57.28 |
| 1980 | 56.18 |
| 1981 | 55.29 |
| 1982 | 54.34 |
| 1983 | 53.45 |
| 1984 | 52.71 |
| 1985 | 52.18 |
| 1986 | 52.23 |
| 1987 | 52.36 |
| 1988 | 52.58 |
| 1989 | 52.87 |
| 1990 | 53.17 |
| 1991 | 53.53 |
| 1992 | 53.91 |
| 1993 | 54.27 |
| 1994 | 54.55 |
| 1995 | 54.68 |
| 1996 | 54.70 |
| 1997 | 54.57 |
| 1998 | 54.33 |
| 1999 | 54.02 |
| 2000 | 53.67 |
| 2001 | 53.31 |
| 2002 | 52.87 |
| 2003 | 52.39 |
| 2004 | 51.94 |
| 2005 | 51.55 |
| 2006 | 51.37 |
| 2007 | 51.27 |
| 2008 | 51.27 |
| 2009 | 51.40 |
| 2010 | 51.67 |
| 2011 | 52.34 |
| 2012 | 53.04 |
| 2013 | 53.76 |
| 2014 | 54.46 |
| 2015 | 55.11 |
| 2016 | 55.64 |
| 2017 | 56.07 |
| 2018 | 56.43 |
| 2019 | 56.75 |
| 2020 | 57.06 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in United Kingdom was 29.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.30 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18.08 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 | 18.08 |
| 1961 | 18.29 |
| 1962 | 18.45 |
| 1963 | 18.58 |
| 1964 | 18.72 |
| 1965 | 18.91 |
| 1966 | 19.28 |
| 1967 | 19.67 |
| 1968 | 20.06 |
| 1969 | 20.42 |
| 1970 | 20.75 |
| 1971 | 21.21 |
| 1972 | 21.61 |
| 1973 | 21.96 |
| 1974 | 22.25 |
| 1975 | 22.49 |
| 1976 | 22.83 |
| 1977 | 23.10 |
| 1978 | 23.29 |
| 1979 | 23.37 |
| 1980 | 23.34 |
| 1981 | 23.38 |
| 1982 | 23.29 |
| 1983 | 23.15 |
| 1984 | 23.05 |
| 1985 | 23.03 |
| 1986 | 23.23 |
| 1987 | 23.48 |
| 1988 | 23.74 |
| 1989 | 23.97 |
| 1990 | 24.12 |
| 1991 | 24.33 |
| 1992 | 24.47 |
| 1993 | 24.55 |
| 1994 | 24.58 |
| 1995 | 24.58 |
| 1996 | 24.61 |
| 1997 | 24.59 |
| 1998 | 24.55 |
| 1999 | 24.49 |
| 2000 | 24.42 |
| 2001 | 24.42 |
| 2002 | 24.40 |
| 2003 | 24.36 |
| 2004 | 24.33 |
| 2005 | 24.30 |
| 2006 | 24.39 |
| 2007 | 24.46 |
| 2008 | 24.58 |
| 2009 | 24.79 |
| 2010 | 25.13 |
| 2011 | 25.61 |
| 2012 | 26.18 |
| 2013 | 26.80 |
| 2014 | 27.38 |
| 2015 | 27.88 |
| 2016 | 28.26 |
| 2017 | 28.55 |
| 2018 | 28.78 |
| 2019 | 29.01 |
| 2020 | 29.30 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in United Kingdom was 27.76 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.65 in 1972 and a minimum value of 26.53 in 2010.
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 | 35.58 |
| 1961 | 35.92 |
| 1962 | 35.98 |
| 1963 | 35.90 |
| 1964 | 35.92 |
| 1965 | 36.13 |
| 1966 | 36.68 |
| 1967 | 37.21 |
| 1968 | 37.73 |
| 1969 | 38.17 |
| 1970 | 38.48 |
| 1971 | 38.61 |
| 1972 | 38.65 |
| 1973 | 38.53 |
| 1974 | 38.20 |
| 1975 | 37.63 |
| 1976 | 36.90 |
| 1977 | 36.02 |
| 1978 | 35.00 |
| 1979 | 33.91 |
| 1980 | 32.83 |
| 1981 | 31.91 |
| 1982 | 31.05 |
| 1983 | 30.30 |
| 1984 | 29.66 |
| 1985 | 29.15 |
| 1986 | 29.00 |
| 1987 | 28.88 |
| 1988 | 28.84 |
| 1989 | 28.90 |
| 1990 | 29.05 |
| 1991 | 29.20 |
| 1992 | 29.44 |
| 1993 | 29.73 |
| 1994 | 29.97 |
| 1995 | 30.11 |
| 1996 | 30.09 |
| 1997 | 29.98 |
| 1998 | 29.78 |
| 1999 | 29.53 |
| 2000 | 29.25 |
| 2001 | 28.89 |
| 2002 | 28.47 |
| 2003 | 28.03 |
| 2004 | 27.61 |
| 2005 | 27.24 |
| 2006 | 26.99 |
| 2007 | 26.80 |
| 2008 | 26.68 |
| 2009 | 26.60 |
| 2010 | 26.53 |
| 2011 | 26.74 |
| 2012 | 26.86 |
| 2013 | 26.96 |
| 2014 | 27.08 |
| 2015 | 27.23 |
| 2016 | 27.38 |
| 2017 | 27.52 |
| 2018 | 27.65 |
| 2019 | 27.74 |
| 2020 | 27.76 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
