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Age dependency ratio (% 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 (% of working-age population)

This statistics in other country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChannel IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KosovoKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)South SudanSpainSri LankaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)West Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of World. 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:
66.462
Minimum:
53.817
jan 1, 2014
Maximum:
77.096
jan 1, 1968
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
73.589
+73.589
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
74.309
+0.72
0.98%
jan 1, 1963
75.133
+0.823
1.11%
jan 1, 1964
75.897
+0.764
1.02%
jan 1, 1965
76.379
+0.482
0.64%
jan 1, 1966
76.503
+0.125
0.16%
jan 1, 1967
77.021
+0.517
0.68%
jan 1, 1968
77.096
+0.075
0.1%
jan 1, 1969
76.891
-0.205
-0.27%
jan 1, 1970
76.594
-0.297
-0.39%
jan 1, 1971
76.321
-0.273
-0.36%
jan 1, 1972
76.335
+0.014
0.02%
jan 1, 1973
76.24
-0.095
-0.12%
jan 1, 1974
76.046
-0.195
-0.26%
jan 1, 1975
75.681
-0.365
-0.48%
jan 1, 1976
75.123
-0.558
-0.74%
jan 1, 1977
74.698
-0.424
-0.57%
jan 1, 1978
74.074
-0.624
-0.84%
jan 1, 1979
73.29
-0.784
-1.06%
jan 1, 1980
72.401
-0.888
-1.21%
jan 1, 1981
71.46
-0.941
-1.3%
jan 1, 1982
70.619
-0.841
-1.18%
jan 1, 1983
69.79
-0.83
-1.17%
jan 1, 1984
68.976
-0.814
-1.17%
jan 1, 1985
68.184
-0.791
-1.15%
jan 1, 1986
67.431
-0.753
-1.1%
jan 1, 1987
67.1
-0.331
-0.49%
jan 1, 1988
66.726
-0.374
-0.56%
jan 1, 1989
66.332
-0.394
-0.59%
jan 1, 1990
65.925
-0.407
-0.61%
jan 1, 1991
65.504
-0.42
-0.64%
jan 1, 1992
65.379
-0.125
-0.19%
jan 1, 1993
65.09
-0.289
-0.44%
jan 1, 1994
64.675
-0.415
-0.64%
jan 1, 1995
64.187
-0.488
-0.75%
jan 1, 1996
63.635
-0.553
-0.86%
jan 1, 1997
63.015
-0.62
-0.97%
jan 1, 1998
62.407
-0.608
-0.96%
jan 1, 1999
61.759
-0.647
-1.04%
jan 1, 2000
61.011
-0.749
-1.21%
jan 1, 2001
60.165
-0.846
-1.39%
jan 1, 2002
59.461
-0.704
-1.17%
jan 1, 2003
58.679
-0.782
-1.31%
jan 1, 2004
57.855
-0.824
-1.4%
jan 1, 2005
57.047
-0.809
-1.4%
jan 1, 2006
56.288
-0.759
-1.33%
jan 1, 2007
55.758
-0.529
-0.94%
jan 1, 2008
55.241
-0.518
-0.93%
jan 1, 2009
54.768
-0.473
-0.86%
jan 1, 2010
54.373
-0.394
-0.72%
jan 1, 2011
54.072
-0.302
-0.55%
jan 1, 2012
53.923
-0.149
-0.27%
jan 1, 2013
53.839
-0.084
-0.16%
jan 1, 2014
53.817
-0.022
-0.04%
jan 1, 2015
53.845
+0.028
0.05%
jan 1, 2016
53.903
+0.058
0.11%

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