The CIA World Factbook Edition 2020 People and Society
Dependency ratios In 13 editions of 36.
Dependency ratios was published in 13 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2013 to 2025. The 2020 edition carries it in 199 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2020 edition
- 199
- the first edition with it
- 2013
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entryWorld
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 39
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.3
- potential support ratio:
- 7 (2020 est.)
Africa
55 entriesAlgeria
- total dependency ratio:
- 60.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 49.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10.8
- potential support ratio:
- 9.3 (2020 est.)
Angola
- total dependency ratio:
- 94.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 90.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.3
- potential support ratio:
- 23.5 (2020 est.)
Benin
- total dependency ratio:
- 82.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 76.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6
- potential support ratio:
- 16.7 (2020 est.)
Botswana
- total dependency ratio:
- 61.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 53.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.3
- potential support ratio:
- 13.8 (2020 est.)
Burkina Faso
- total dependency ratio:
- 87.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 83.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.5
- potential support ratio:
- 22.1 (2020 est.)
Burundi
- total dependency ratio:
- 91
- youth dependency ratio:
- 86.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.5
- potential support ratio:
- 22 (2020 est.)
Cabo Verde
- total dependency ratio:
- 49
- youth dependency ratio:
- 41.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.1
- potential support ratio:
- 14 (2020 est.)
Cameroon
- total dependency ratio:
- 81.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 76.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.3 (2020 est.)
Central African Republic
- total dependency ratio:
- 86.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 81.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.2
- potential support ratio:
- 19.2 (2020 est.)
Chad
- total dependency ratio:
- 96
- youth dependency ratio:
- 91.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.4 (2020 est.)
Comoros
- total dependency ratio:
- 75.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 67.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.4
- potential support ratio:
- 18.6 (2020 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- total dependency ratio:
- 95.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 89.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.9
- potential support ratio:
- 17 (2020 est.)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- total dependency ratio:
- 78.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 73.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.3 (2020 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire
- total dependency ratio:
- 79.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 74.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.2
- potential support ratio:
- 19.3 (2020 est.)
Djibouti
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 43.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.1
- potential support ratio:
- 14.1 (2020 est.)
Egypt
- total dependency ratio:
- 64.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 55.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.8
- potential support ratio:
- 11.4 (2020 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
- total dependency ratio:
- 64.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 60.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 3.9
- potential support ratio:
- 25.5 (2020 est.)
Eritrea
- total dependency ratio:
- 83.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 75.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.3
- potential support ratio:
- 12.1 (2020 est.)
Eswatini
- total dependency ratio:
- 70.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 64
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.9
- potential support ratio:
- 14.6 (2020 est.)
Ethiopia
- total dependency ratio:
- 76.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 70.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.3
- potential support ratio:
- 16 (2020 est.)
Gabon
- total dependency ratio:
- 68.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 62.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6
- potential support ratio:
- 16.8 (2020 est.)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- total dependency ratio:
- 86.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 82.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.7
- potential support ratio:
- 21.1 (2020 est.)
Ghana
- total dependency ratio:
- 67.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 62.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.3
- potential support ratio:
- 17.1 (2020 est.)
Guinea
- total dependency ratio:
- 85.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 79.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.5
- potential support ratio:
- 18.3 (2020 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
- total dependency ratio:
- 81.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 76
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.2
- potential support ratio:
- 19.1 (202 est.)
Kenya
- total dependency ratio:
- 69.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 65.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.3
- potential support ratio:
- 23.5 (2020 est.)
Lesotho
- total dependency ratio:
- 59.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 51.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.9
- potential support ratio:
- 12.7 (2020 est.)
Liberia
- total dependency ratio:
- 77.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 71.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.9
- potential support ratio:
- 17 (2020 est.)
Libya
- total dependency ratio:
- 47.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 41
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.7
- potential support ratio:
- 15 (2020 est.)
Madagascar
- total dependency ratio:
- 75.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 70.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.5
- potential support ratio:
- 18.3 (2020 est.)
Malawi
- total dependency ratio:
- 83.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 79.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.6 (2020 est.)
Mali
- total dependency ratio:
- 98
- youth dependency ratio:
- 93.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.4 (2020 est.)
Mauritania
- total dependency ratio:
- 75
- youth dependency ratio:
- 69.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.6
- potential support ratio:
- 18 (2020 est.)
Mauritius
- total dependency ratio:
- 41.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.7
- potential support ratio:
- 5.6 (2020 est.)
Morocco
- total dependency ratio:
- 52.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 40.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.6
- potential support ratio:
- 8.6 (2020 est.)
Mozambique
- total dependency ratio:
- 88.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 83
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.4
- potential support ratio:
- 18.5 (2020 est.)
Namibia
- total dependency ratio:
- 67.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 61.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6
- potential support ratio:
- 16.6 (2020 est.)
Niger
- total dependency ratio:
- 109.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 104.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.4
- potential support ratio:
- 18.4 (2020 est.)
Nigeria
- total dependency ratio:
- 86
- youth dependency ratio:
- 80.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.1
- potential support ratio:
- 19.6 (2020 est.)
Rwanda
- total dependency ratio:
- 74.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 68.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.4
- potential support ratio:
- 18.4 (2020 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
- total dependency ratio:
- 81
- youth dependency ratio:
- 75.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.4
- potential support ratio:
- 18.4 (2020 est.)
Senegal
- total dependency ratio:
- 84.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 78.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.7
- potential support ratio:
- 17.5 (2020 est.)
Seychelles
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 34.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.8
- potential support ratio:
- 8.5 (2020 est.)
Sierra Leone
- total dependency ratio:
- 76.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 71.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.2
- potential support ratio:
- 19.4 (2020 est.)
Somalia
- total dependency ratio:
- 96.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 90.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.7
- potential support ratio:
- 17.6 (2020 est.)
South Africa
- total dependency ratio:
- 52.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 43.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.4
- potential support ratio:
- 11.9 (2020 est.)
South Sudan
- total dependency ratio:
- 80.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 74.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.1
- potential support ratio:
- 16.5 (2020 est.)
Sudan
- total dependency ratio:
- 76.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 70.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.5
- potential support ratio:
- 15.4 (2020 est.)
Tanzania
- total dependency ratio:
- 85.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 81
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.4 (2020 est.)
Togo
- total dependency ratio:
- 77.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 72
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.1
- potential support ratio:
- 19.4 (2020 est.)
Tunisia
- total dependency ratio:
- 49.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 36.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.3
- potential support ratio:
- 7.5 (2020 est.)
Uganda
- total dependency ratio:
- 92.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 88.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 3.8
- potential support ratio:
- 26.2 (2020 est.)
Western Sahara
- total dependency ratio:
- 44.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 39.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.4 (2020 est.)
Zambia
- total dependency ratio:
- 85.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 81.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4
- potential support ratio:
- 25.3 (2020 est.)
Zimbabwe
- total dependency ratio:
- 81.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 76.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.5
- potential support ratio:
- 18.3 (2020 est.)
Arctic Region
1 entryIceland
- total dependency ratio:
- 54
- youth dependency ratio:
- 29.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 24.1
- potential support ratio:
- 4.2 (2020 est.)
Asia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- total dependency ratio:
- 88.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 75.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.8
- potential support ratio:
- 21 (2020 est.)
Armenia
- total dependency ratio:
- 48.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 30.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.5
- potential support ratio:
- 5.7 (2020 est.)
Azerbaijan
- total dependency ratio:
- 43.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 33.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9.7
- potential support ratio:
- 10.3 (2020 est.)
Bangladesh
- total dependency ratio:
- 47
- youth dependency ratio:
- 39.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.7
- potential support ratio:
- 13 (2020 est.)
Bhutan
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 36.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9
- potential support ratio:
- 11.1 (2020 est.)
China
- total dependency ratio:
- 42.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17
- potential support ratio:
5.9 (2020 est.)
data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
Georgia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55
- youth dependency ratio:
- 31.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.6
- potential support ratio:
- 4.2 (2020 est.)
India
- total dependency ratio:
- 48.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 38.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9.8
- potential support ratio:
- 10.2 (2020 est.)
Japan
- total dependency ratio:
- 69
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 48
- potential support ratio:
- 2.1 (2020 est.)
Kazakhstan
- total dependency ratio:
- 58.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 46.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 12.6
- potential support ratio:
- 8 (2020 est.)
Korea, North now North Korea
- total dependency ratio:
- 41.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.2
- potential support ratio:
- 7.6 (2020 est.)
Korea, South now South Korea
- total dependency ratio:
- 39.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 17.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 22
- potential support ratio:
- 4.5 (2020 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
- total dependency ratio:
- 59.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 52.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.5
- potential support ratio:
- 13.2 (2020 est.)
Maldives
- total dependency ratio:
- 30.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.7
- potential support ratio:
- 21.4 (2020 est.)
Mongolia
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 48.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.7
- potential support ratio:
- 15 (2020 est.)
Nepal
- total dependency ratio:
- 53
- youth dependency ratio:
- 44.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.9
- potential support ratio:
- 11.2 (2020 est.)
Pakistan
- total dependency ratio:
- 64.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 57.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.1
- potential support ratio:
- 14 (2020 est.)
Russia
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 27.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.5
- potential support ratio:
- 4.3 (2020 est.)
Sri Lanka
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 36.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.3
- potential support ratio:
- 5.8 (2020 est.)
Tajikistan
- total dependency ratio:
- 67.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 62.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.3
- potential support ratio:
- 18.7 (2020 est.)
Turkmenistan
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 47.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.4
- potential support ratio:
- 13.5 (2020 est.)
Uzbekistan
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 43.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.2
- potential support ratio:
- 13.9 (2020 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean
22 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 31.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.6
- potential support ratio:
- 7.4 (2020 est.)
Aruba
- total dependency ratio:
- 47
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 21.5
- potential support ratio:
- 4.7 (2020 est.)
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- total dependency ratio:
- 41.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 30.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11
- potential support ratio:
- 9.1 (2020 est.)
Barbados
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 25.1
- potential support ratio:
- 4 (2020 est.)
Belize
- total dependency ratio:
- 52
- youth dependency ratio:
- 44.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.6
- potential support ratio:
- 13.1 (2020 est.)
Costa Rica
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 30.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.9
- potential support ratio:
- 6.7 (2020 est.)
Cuba
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.3
- potential support ratio:
- 4.3 (2020 est.)
Curacao
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 27.5
- potential support ratio:
- 3.6 (2020 est.)
Dominican Republic
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 42.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.6
- potential support ratio:
- 8.6 (2020 est.)
El Salvador
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 41.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.4
- potential support ratio:
- 7.5 (2020 est.)
Grenada
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 35.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.7
- potential support ratio:
- 6.8 (2020 est.)
Guatemala
- total dependency ratio:
- 62.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 54.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.2
- potential support ratio:
- 12.2 (2020 est.)
Haiti
- total dependency ratio:
- 60.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 52.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.3
- potential support ratio:
- 13.3 (2020 est.)
Honduras
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 47.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.7
- potential support ratio:
- 13 (2020 est.)
Jamaica
- total dependency ratio:
- 48
- youth dependency ratio:
- 34.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.4
- potential support ratio:
- 7.4 (2020 est.)
Nicaragua
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 45.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.8
- potential support ratio:
- 11.4 (2020 est.)
Panama
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 40.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.1
- potential support ratio:
- 7.6 (2020 est.)
Puerto Rico
- total dependency ratio:
- 57.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 24.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.8
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Saint Lucia
- total dependency ratio:
- 39.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.4
- potential support ratio:
- 7 (2020 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.5
- potential support ratio:
- 6.9 (2020 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 29.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 16.8
- potential support ratio:
- 7.4 (2020 est.)
Virgin Islands
- total dependency ratio:
- 66
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 34
- potential support ratio:
- 2.9 (2020 est.)
Europe
39 entriesAlbania
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 21.6
- potential support ratio:
- 4.6 (2020 est.)
Austria
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 28.9
- potential support ratio:
- 3.5 (2020 est.)
Belarus
- total dependency ratio:
- 48.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.2
- potential support ratio:
- 4.3 (2020 est.)
Belgium
- total dependency ratio:
- 57
- youth dependency ratio:
- 26.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 30.2
- potential support ratio:
- 3.3 (2020 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- total dependency ratio:
- 48
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 26.5
- potential support ratio:
- 3.8 (2020 est.)
Bulgaria
- total dependency ratio:
- 56.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 33.6
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Croatia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 33.1
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Czechia
- total dependency ratio:
- 56
- youth dependency ratio:
- 24.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 31.4
- potential support ratio:
- 3.2 (2020 est.)
Denmark
- total dependency ratio:
- 57.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 31.7
- potential support ratio:
- 3.2 (2020 est.)
Estonia
- total dependency ratio:
- 58.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 26.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- potential support ratio:
- 3.1 (2020 est.)
Finland
- total dependency ratio:
- 62.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 25.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 36.6
- potential support ratio:
- 2.7 (2020 est.)
France
- total dependency ratio:
- 62.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 33.7
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Germany
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 33.7
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Greece
- total dependency ratio:
- 56.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 34.8
- potential support ratio:
- 2.9 (2020 est.)
Guernsey
- total dependency ratio:
- 49
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 26.7
- potential support ratio:
- 3.7 (2020 est.)
note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey
Hungary
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 30.8
- potential support ratio:
- 3.2 (2020 est.)
Ireland
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 22.6
- potential support ratio:
- 4.4 (2020 est.)
Italy
- total dependency ratio:
- 57
- youth dependency ratio:
- 20.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 36.6
- potential support ratio:
- 2.7 (2020 est.)
Jersey
- total dependency ratio:
- 49
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 26.7
- potential support ratio:
- 3.7 (2020 est.)
note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey
Latvia
- total dependency ratio:
- 59
- youth dependency ratio:
- 26.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.9
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Lithuania
- total dependency ratio:
- 56.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 24.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- potential support ratio:
- 3.1 (2020 est.)
Luxembourg
- total dependency ratio:
- 42.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 20.5
- potential support ratio:
- 4.9 (2020 est.)
Malta
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 33.2
- potential support ratio:
- 3 (2020 est.)
Moldova
- total dependency ratio:
- 39.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.4
- potential support ratio:
- 5.7 (2020 est.)
Montenegro
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 27.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.8
- potential support ratio:
- 4.2 (2020 est.)
Netherlands
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 24.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 31.2
- potential support ratio:
- 3.2 (2020 est.)
North Macedonia
- total dependency ratio:
- 44.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 20.9
- potential support ratio:
- 4.8 (2020 est.)
Norway
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 26.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 26.9
- potential support ratio:
- 3.7 (2020 est.)
note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Poland
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 28.4
- potential support ratio:
- 3.5 (2020 est.)
Portugal
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 20.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 35.5
- potential support ratio:
- 2.8 (2020 est.)
Romania
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 29.5
- potential support ratio:
- 3.4 (2020 est.)
Serbia
- total dependency ratio:
- 52.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 29.1
- potential support ratio:
- 3.4 (2020 est.)
note: data include Kosovo
Slovakia
- total dependency ratio:
- 47.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 24.6
- potential support ratio:
- 4.1 (2020 est.)
Slovenia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- potential support ratio:
- 3.1 (2020 est.)
Spain
- total dependency ratio:
- 52.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 21.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 30.4
- potential support ratio:
- 3.3 (2020 est.)
Sweden
- total dependency ratio:
- 61.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 32.8
- potential support ratio:
- 3.1 (2020 est.)
Switzerland
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 22.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 29
- potential support ratio:
- 3.5 (2020 est.)
Ukraine
- total dependency ratio:
- 49.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 25.3
- potential support ratio:
- 4 (2020 est.)
note: data include Crimea
United Kingdom
- total dependency ratio:
- 57.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 27.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 29.3
- potential support ratio:
- 3.4 (2020 est.)
Middle East
17 entriesBahrain
- total dependency ratio:
- 26.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 3.4
- potential support ratio:
- 29.8 (2020 est.)
Cyprus
- total dependency ratio:
- 44.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 24
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 20.9
- potential support ratio:
- 4.8 (2020 est.)
note: data represent the whole country
Gaza Strip
- total dependency ratio:
- 71.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 65.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.5
- potential support ratio:
- 18.2 (2020 est.)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Iran
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 36
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9.6
- potential support ratio:
- 14.2 (2020 est.)
Iraq
- total dependency ratio:
- 69.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 64.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.9
- potential support ratio:
- 17.1 (2020 est.)
Israel
- total dependency ratio:
- 67.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 46.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 20.8
- potential support ratio:
- 4.8 (2020 est.)
Jordan
- total dependency ratio:
- 58.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 52
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.3
- potential support ratio:
- 16 (2020 est.)
Kuwait
- total dependency ratio:
- 32.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4
- potential support ratio:
- 24.9 (2020 est.)
Lebanon
- total dependency ratio:
- 48.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 37.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.2
- potential support ratio:
- 8.9 (2020 est.)
Oman
- total dependency ratio:
- 33.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 30
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 3.3
- potential support ratio:
- 29.9 (2020 est.)
Qatar
- total dependency ratio:
- 18.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 16.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 2
- potential support ratio:
- 50.1 (2020 est.)
Saudi Arabia
- total dependency ratio:
- 39.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 34.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 4.9
- potential support ratio:
- 20.5 (2020 est.)
Syria
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 47.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.6
- potential support ratio:
- 13.2 (2020 est.)
Turkey now Turkiye
- total dependency ratio:
- 49.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 35.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.4
- potential support ratio:
- 7.5 (2020 est.)
United Arab Emirates
- total dependency ratio:
- 19.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 17.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 1.5
- potential support ratio:
- 66.4 (2020 est.)
West Bank
- total dependency ratio:
- 71.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 65.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.5
- potential support ratio:
- 18.2 (2020 est.)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Yemen
- total dependency ratio:
- 71.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 66.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5
- potential support ratio:
- 19.9 (2020 est.)
North America
3 entriesCanada
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 27.4
- potential support ratio:
- 3.7 (2020 est.)
Mexico
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 38.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.4
- potential support ratio:
- 8.7 (2020 est.)
United States
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 25.6
- potential support ratio:
- 3.9 (2020 est.)
Oceania
13 entriesAustralia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 29.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 25.1
- potential support ratio:
- 4 (2020 est.)
Fiji
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 44.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.9
- potential support ratio:
- 11.2 (2020 est.)
French Polynesia
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.2
- potential support ratio:
- 7.6 (2020 est.)
Guam
- total dependency ratio:
- 52.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 36.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 16.1
- potential support ratio:
- 6.2 (2020 est.)
Kiribati
- total dependency ratio:
- 67
- youth dependency ratio:
- 60
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7
- potential support ratio:
- 14.2 (2020 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 48.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.8
- potential support ratio:
- 14.7 (2020 est.)
New Caledonia
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 14.2
- potential support ratio:
- 7 (2020 est.)
New Zealand
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 30.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 25.5
- potential support ratio:
- 3.9 (2020 est.)
Papua New Guinea
- total dependency ratio:
- 63.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 57.4
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 5.8
- potential support ratio:
- 17.2 (2020 est.)
Samoa
- total dependency ratio:
- 73.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 64.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.8
- potential support ratio:
- 11.4 (2020 est.)
Solomon Islands
- total dependency ratio:
- 77.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 71.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.5
- potential support ratio:
- 15.3 (2020 est.)
Tonga
- total dependency ratio:
- 68.6
- youth dependency ratio:
- 58.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10
- potential support ratio:
- 10 (2020 est.)
Vanuatu
- total dependency ratio:
- 72.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 66.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 12.3
- potential support ratio:
- 8.1 (2020 est.)
South America
12 entriesArgentina
- total dependency ratio:
- 56.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 38.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.7
- potential support ratio:
- 5.6 (2020 est.)
Bolivia
- total dependency ratio:
- 60.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 48.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 12
- potential support ratio:
- 8.3 (2020 est.)
Brazil
- total dependency ratio:
- 43.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 29.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.8
- potential support ratio:
- 7.3 (2020 est.)
Chile
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 28.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 17.9
- potential support ratio:
- 5.6 (2020 est.)
Colombia
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 32.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.2
- potential support ratio:
- 7.6 (2020 est.)
Ecuador
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 42.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.7
- potential support ratio:
- 8.6 (2020 est.)
Guyana
- total dependency ratio:
- 53.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 42.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10.7
- potential support ratio:
- 9.3 (2020 est.)
Paraguay
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 49.9
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10.6
- potential support ratio:
- 9.4 (2020 est.)
Peru
- total dependency ratio:
- 50.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 37.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 13.1
- potential support ratio:
- 7.6 (2020 est.)
Suriname
- total dependency ratio:
- 51.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 40.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10.8
- potential support ratio:
- 9.3 (2020 est.)
Uruguay
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 31.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 23.4
- potential support ratio:
- 4.3 (2020 est.)
Venezuela
- total dependency ratio:
- 54.4
- youth dependency ratio:
- 42.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 12.3
- potential support ratio:
- 8.1 (2020 est.)
Southeast Asia
14 entriesBrunei
- total dependency ratio:
- 38.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 31
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.7
- potential support ratio:
- 12.9 (2020 est.)
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- total dependency ratio:
- 46.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 37.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9.1
- potential support ratio:
- 10.9 (2020 est.)
Cambodia
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 48.2
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 7.6
- potential support ratio:
- 13.2 (2020 est.)
Hong Kong
- total dependency ratio:
- 44.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 18.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 26.3
- potential support ratio:
- 3.8 (2020 est.)
Indonesia
- total dependency ratio:
- 47.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 38.3
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 9.2
- potential support ratio:
- 10.8 (2020 est.)
Laos
- total dependency ratio:
- 56.8
- youth dependency ratio:
- 50.1
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.7
- potential support ratio:
- 15 (2020 est.)
Macau
- total dependency ratio:
- 35.7
- youth dependency ratio:
- 19.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 16.2
- potential support ratio:
- 6.2 (2020 est.)
Malaysia
- total dependency ratio:
- 44.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 33.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 10.4
- potential support ratio:
- 9.7 (2020 est.)
Philippines
- total dependency ratio:
- 55.2
- youth dependency ratio:
- 46.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 8.6
- potential support ratio:
- 11.7 (2020 est.)
Singapore
- total dependency ratio:
- 34.5
- youth dependency ratio:
- 16.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 18
- potential support ratio:
- 5.6 (2020 est.)
Taiwan
- total dependency ratio:
- 40
- youth dependency ratio:
- 17.8
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 22.2
- potential support ratio:
- 4.5 (2020 est.)
Thailand
- total dependency ratio:
- 41.9
- youth dependency ratio:
- 23.5
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 18.4
- potential support ratio:
- 5.4 (2020 est.)
Timor-Leste
- total dependency ratio:
- 90.3
- youth dependency ratio:
- 83.7
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 6.6
- potential support ratio:
- 15.2 (2020 est.)
Vietnam
- total dependency ratio:
- 45.1
- youth dependency ratio:
- 33.6
- elderly dependency ratio:
- 11.4
- potential support ratio:
- 8.8 (2020 est.)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2020, “Dependency ratios”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/dependency-ratios/2020.