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Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of Least developed countries: UN classification. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's population and age distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. The World Bank's population estimates are from various sources including the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects; census reports and statistical publications from national statistical offices; Eurostat's Demographic Statistics; United Nations Statistical Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years); U.S. Census Bureau: International Database; and Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Statistics and Demography Programme.

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Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:

88.38

Minimum:

79.1

jan 1, 2016

Maximum:

92.815

jan 1, 1988

At the date of observation

Value

Absolute change

Change from the previous value

jan 1, 1961

83.546

+83.546

0.0%

jan 1, 1962

84.574

+1.028

1.23%

jan 1, 1963

85.37

+0.796

0.94%

jan 1, 1964

85.973

+0.604

0.71%

jan 1, 1965

86.407

+0.433

0.5%

jan 1, 1966

86.687

+0.28

0.32%

jan 1, 1967

87.687

+1.001

1.15%

jan 1, 1968

88.415

+0.728

0.83%

jan 1, 1969

88.913

+0.498

0.56%

jan 1, 1970

89.195

+0.282

0.32%

jan 1, 1971

89.254

+0.059

0.07%

jan 1, 1972

90.021

+0.768

0.86%

jan 1, 1973

90.52

+0.499

0.55%

jan 1, 1974

90.804

+0.283

0.31%

jan 1, 1975

90.944

+0.14

0.15%

jan 1, 1976

90.987

+0.043

0.05%

jan 1, 1977

91.538

+0.552

0.61%

jan 1, 1978

91.878

+0.34

0.37%

jan 1, 1979

92.055

+0.177

0.19%

jan 1, 1980

92.082

+0.027

0.03%

jan 1, 1981

91.966

-0.116

-0.13%

jan 1, 1982

92.508

+0.542

0.59%

jan 1, 1983

92.749

+0.241

0.26%

jan 1, 1984

92.763

+0.014

0.02%

jan 1, 1985

92.63

-0.133

-0.14%

jan 1, 1986

92.394

-0.236

-0.25%

jan 1, 1987

92.72

+0.326

0.35%

jan 1, 1988

92.815

+0.095

0.1%

jan 1, 1989

92.723

-0.092

-0.1%

jan 1, 1990

92.469

-0.254

-0.27%

jan 1, 1991

92.075

-0.394

-0.43%

jan 1, 1992

91.999

-0.076

-0.08%

jan 1, 1993

91.724

-0.275

-0.3%

jan 1, 1994

91.286

-0.438

-0.48%

jan 1, 1995

90.705

-0.581

-0.64%

jan 1, 1996

89.987

-0.719

-0.79%

jan 1, 1997

89.8

-0.187

-0.21%

jan 1, 1998

89.418

-0.382

-0.43%

jan 1, 1999

88.888

-0.53

-0.59%

jan 1, 2000

88.263

-0.625

-0.7%

jan 1, 2001

87.582

-0.681

-0.77%

jan 1, 2002

87.259

-0.323

-0.37%

jan 1, 2003

86.827

-0.432

-0.5%

jan 1, 2004

86.327

-0.5

-0.58%

jan 1, 2005

85.783

-0.543

-0.63%

jan 1, 2006

85.197

-0.586

-0.68%

jan 1, 2007

84.921

-0.276

-0.32%

jan 1, 2008

84.54

-0.381

-0.45%

jan 1, 2009

84.065

-0.474

-0.56%

jan 1, 2010

83.508

-0.557

-0.66%

jan 1, 2011

82.875

-0.633

-0.76%

jan 1, 2012

82.266

-0.61

-0.74%

jan 1, 2013

81.562

-0.703

-0.86%

jan 1, 2014

80.788

-0.774

-0.95%

jan 1, 2015

79.963

-0.825

-1.02%