Zambia - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Zambia was 85.70 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 104.85 in 1977 and 85.70 in 2020.
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 | 93.62 |
| 1961 | 94.95 |
| 1962 | 96.08 |
| 1963 | 97.05 |
| 1964 | 97.89 |
| 1965 | 98.61 |
| 1966 | 99.76 |
| 1967 | 100.57 |
| 1968 | 101.15 |
| 1969 | 101.60 |
| 1970 | 101.98 |
| 1971 | 102.64 |
| 1972 | 103.26 |
| 1973 | 103.77 |
| 1974 | 104.05 |
| 1975 | 104.08 |
| 1976 | 104.67 |
| 1977 | 104.85 |
| 1978 | 104.77 |
| 1979 | 104.58 |
| 1980 | 104.34 |
| 1981 | 104.28 |
| 1982 | 104.04 |
| 1983 | 103.63 |
| 1984 | 103.03 |
| 1985 | 102.21 |
| 1986 | 102.00 |
| 1987 | 101.60 |
| 1988 | 101.00 |
| 1989 | 100.20 |
| 1990 | 99.19 |
| 1991 | 99.21 |
| 1992 | 98.94 |
| 1993 | 98.46 |
| 1994 | 97.88 |
| 1995 | 97.28 |
| 1996 | 97.07 |
| 1997 | 96.74 |
| 1998 | 96.33 |
| 1999 | 95.84 |
| 2000 | 95.32 |
| 2001 | 95.85 |
| 2002 | 96.30 |
| 2003 | 96.65 |
| 2004 | 96.91 |
| 2005 | 97.06 |
| 2006 | 97.52 |
| 2007 | 97.73 |
| 2008 | 97.76 |
| 2009 | 97.68 |
| 2010 | 97.52 |
| 2011 | 96.88 |
| 2012 | 96.21 |
| 2013 | 95.44 |
| 2014 | 94.45 |
| 2015 | 93.20 |
| 2016 | 91.97 |
| 2017 | 90.46 |
| 2018 | 88.81 |
| 2019 | 87.19 |
| 2020 | 85.70 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Zambia was 3.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.24 in 1977 and a minimum value of 3.96 in 2020.
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 | 4.93 |
| 1961 | 4.96 |
| 1962 | 4.99 |
| 1963 | 5.02 |
| 1964 | 5.04 |
| 1965 | 5.04 |
| 1966 | 5.09 |
| 1967 | 5.13 |
| 1968 | 5.15 |
| 1969 | 5.16 |
| 1970 | 5.17 |
| 1971 | 5.21 |
| 1972 | 5.23 |
| 1973 | 5.24 |
| 1974 | 5.24 |
| 1975 | 5.22 |
| 1976 | 5.24 |
| 1977 | 5.24 |
| 1978 | 5.23 |
| 1979 | 5.21 |
| 1980 | 5.18 |
| 1981 | 5.19 |
| 1982 | 5.18 |
| 1983 | 5.16 |
| 1984 | 5.13 |
| 1985 | 5.10 |
| 1986 | 5.11 |
| 1987 | 5.11 |
| 1988 | 5.10 |
| 1989 | 5.08 |
| 1990 | 5.05 |
| 1991 | 5.05 |
| 1992 | 5.03 |
| 1993 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 4.95 |
| 1995 | 4.89 |
| 1996 | 4.88 |
| 1997 | 4.85 |
| 1998 | 4.81 |
| 1999 | 4.75 |
| 2000 | 4.67 |
| 2001 | 4.66 |
| 2002 | 4.62 |
| 2003 | 4.57 |
| 2004 | 4.50 |
| 2005 | 4.41 |
| 2006 | 4.38 |
| 2007 | 4.33 |
| 2008 | 4.27 |
| 2009 | 4.20 |
| 2010 | 4.11 |
| 2011 | 4.10 |
| 2012 | 4.08 |
| 2013 | 4.05 |
| 2014 | 4.01 |
| 2015 | 3.97 |
| 2016 | 3.98 |
| 2017 | 3.97 |
| 2018 | 3.96 |
| 2019 | 3.96 |
| 2020 | 3.96 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Zambia was 81.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.61 in 1977 and a minimum value of 81.74 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 | 88.69 |
| 1961 | 89.99 |
| 1962 | 91.09 |
| 1963 | 92.03 |
| 1964 | 92.86 |
| 1965 | 93.57 |
| 1966 | 94.67 |
| 1967 | 95.45 |
| 1968 | 96.00 |
| 1969 | 96.43 |
| 1970 | 96.82 |
| 1971 | 97.43 |
| 1972 | 98.03 |
| 1973 | 98.53 |
| 1974 | 98.82 |
| 1975 | 98.86 |
| 1976 | 99.43 |
| 1977 | 99.61 |
| 1978 | 99.54 |
| 1979 | 99.37 |
| 1980 | 99.16 |
| 1981 | 99.09 |
| 1982 | 98.86 |
| 1983 | 98.48 |
| 1984 | 97.90 |
| 1985 | 97.11 |
| 1986 | 96.89 |
| 1987 | 96.49 |
| 1988 | 95.91 |
| 1989 | 95.12 |
| 1990 | 94.15 |
| 1991 | 94.15 |
| 1992 | 93.90 |
| 1993 | 93.46 |
| 1994 | 92.93 |
| 1995 | 92.39 |
| 1996 | 92.19 |
| 1997 | 91.89 |
| 1998 | 91.52 |
| 1999 | 91.10 |
| 2000 | 90.65 |
| 2001 | 91.20 |
| 2002 | 91.67 |
| 2003 | 92.08 |
| 2004 | 92.41 |
| 2005 | 92.65 |
| 2006 | 93.14 |
| 2007 | 93.40 |
| 2008 | 93.49 |
| 2009 | 93.48 |
| 2010 | 93.40 |
| 2011 | 92.78 |
| 2012 | 92.14 |
| 2013 | 91.39 |
| 2014 | 90.44 |
| 2015 | 89.23 |
| 2016 | 88.00 |
| 2017 | 86.49 |
| 2018 | 84.84 |
| 2019 | 83.23 |
| 2020 | 81.74 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
