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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of South Africa. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and ICF International.

Categories, topics:

Health

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
65.53
Minimum:
44.486
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
77.564
jan 1, 1969
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
74.183
+74.183
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
75.018
+0.835
1.12%
jan 1, 1963
75.734
+0.716
0.95%
jan 1, 1964
76.348
+0.614
0.81%
jan 1, 1965
76.824
+0.476
0.62%
jan 1, 1966
77.127
+0.304
0.4%
jan 1, 1967
77.413
+0.286
0.37%
jan 1, 1968
77.558
+0.145
0.19%
jan 1, 1969
77.564
+0.006
0.01%
jan 1, 1970
77.439
-0.125
-0.16%
jan 1, 1971
77.205
-0.233
-0.3%
jan 1, 1972
77.291
+0.086
0.11%
jan 1, 1973
77.183
-0.108
-0.14%
jan 1, 1974
76.945
-0.238
-0.31%
jan 1, 1975
76.636
-0.309
-0.4%
jan 1, 1976
76.272
-0.364
-0.47%
jan 1, 1977
76.265
-0.007
-0.01%
jan 1, 1978
76.115
-0.15
-0.2%
jan 1, 1979
75.85
-0.265
-0.35%
jan 1, 1980
75.495
-0.355
-0.47%
jan 1, 1981
75.065
-0.43
-0.57%
jan 1, 1982
74.567
-0.498
-0.66%
jan 1, 1983
74.038
-0.529
-0.71%
jan 1, 1984
73.432
-0.606
-0.82%
jan 1, 1985
72.683
-0.749
-1.02%
jan 1, 1986
71.769
-0.913
-1.26%
jan 1, 1987
71.176
-0.594
-0.83%
jan 1, 1988
70.371
-0.805
-1.13%
jan 1, 1989
69.414
-0.956
-1.36%
jan 1, 1990
68.376
-1.039
-1.5%
jan 1, 1991
67.279
-1.096
-1.6%
jan 1, 1992
65.767
-1.513
-2.25%
jan 1, 1993
64.169
-1.598
-2.43%
jan 1, 1994
62.534
-1.635
-2.55%
jan 1, 1995
60.931
-1.603
-2.56%
jan 1, 1996
59.423
-1.509
-2.48%
jan 1, 1997
58.708
-0.715
-1.2%
jan 1, 1998
58.246
-0.461
-0.79%
jan 1, 1999
57.923
-0.324
-0.56%
jan 1, 2000
57.554
-0.369
-0.64%
jan 1, 2001
57.015
-0.539
-0.94%
jan 1, 2002
56.397
-0.618
-1.08%
jan 1, 2003
55.362
-1.035
-1.84%
jan 1, 2004
54.077
-1.284
-2.32%
jan 1, 2005
52.819
-1.258
-2.33%
jan 1, 2006
51.747
-1.072
-2.03%
jan 1, 2007
50.742
-1.006
-1.94%
jan 1, 2008
50.09
-0.651
-1.28%
jan 1, 2009
49.635
-0.455
-0.91%
jan 1, 2010
49.095
-0.54
-1.09%
jan 1, 2011
48.335
-0.76
-1.55%
jan 1, 2012
47.866
-0.469
-0.97%
jan 1, 2013
47.017
-0.849
-1.77%
jan 1, 2014
46.001
-1.017
-2.16%
jan 1, 2015
45.115
-0.885
-1.92%
jan 1, 2016
44.486
-0.63
-1.4%

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