| Country | DEPENDENCY RATIOS |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
total dependency ratio: 87% youth dependency ratio: 82.3% elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.) |
| Albania |
total dependency ratio: 44.8% youth dependency ratio: 26.9% elderly dependency ratio: 18% potential support ratio: 5.6% (2015 est.) |
| Algeria |
total dependency ratio: 52.6% youth dependency ratio: 43.6% elderly dependency ratio: 9.1% potential support ratio: 11% (2015 est.) |
| Angola |
total dependency ratio: 99.9% youth dependency ratio: 95.2% elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% potential support ratio: 21.6% (2015 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
total dependency ratio: 45.7% youth dependency ratio: 35.2% elderly dependency ratio: 10.4% potential support ratio: 9.6% (2015 est.) |
| Argentina |
total dependency ratio: 56.5% youth dependency ratio: 39.4% elderly dependency ratio: 17.1% potential support ratio: 5.8% (2015 est.) |
| Armenia |
total dependency ratio: 41.3% youth dependency ratio: 26% elderly dependency ratio: 15.3% potential support ratio: 6.5% (2015 est.) |
| Aruba |
total dependency ratio: 44% youth dependency ratio: 26.4% elderly dependency ratio: 17.6% potential support ratio: 5.7% (2015 est.) |
| Australia |
total dependency ratio: 50.9% youth dependency ratio: 28.2% elderly dependency ratio: 22.7% potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.) |
| Austria |
total dependency ratio: 49.2% youth dependency ratio: 21.2% elderly dependency ratio: 28% potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
total dependency ratio: 38% youth dependency ratio: 30.3% elderly dependency ratio: 7.8% potential support ratio: 12.9% (2015 est.) |
| Bahamas, The |
total dependency ratio: 41.2% youth dependency ratio: 29.6% elderly dependency ratio: 11.7% potential support ratio: 8.5% (2015 est.) |
| Bahrain |
total dependency ratio: 31.4% youth dependency ratio: 28.2% elderly dependency ratio: 3.2% potential support ratio: 31.6% (2015 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
total dependency ratio: 52.2% youth dependency ratio: 44.9% elderly dependency ratio: 7.6% potential support ratio: 13.2% (2015 est.) |
| Barbados |
total dependency ratio: 50.4% youth dependency ratio: 29.1% elderly dependency ratio: 21.3% potential support ratio: 4.7% (2015 est.) |
| Belarus |
total dependency ratio: 43% youth dependency ratio: 23% elderly dependency ratio: 20% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Belgium |
total dependency ratio: 54.2% youth dependency ratio: 26.1% elderly dependency ratio: 28.1% potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.) |
| Belize |
total dependency ratio: 56.8% youth dependency ratio: 50.9% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.) |
| Benin |
total dependency ratio: 82% youth dependency ratio: 76.7% elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% potential support ratio: 19% (2015 est.) |
| Bhutan |
total dependency ratio: 46.9% youth dependency ratio: 39.5% elderly dependency ratio: 7.4% potential support ratio: 13.4% (2015 est.) |
| Bolivia |
total dependency ratio: 63.7% youth dependency ratio: 53.1% elderly dependency ratio: 10.6% potential support ratio: 9.4% (2015 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
total dependency ratio: 40.7% youth dependency ratio: 19% elderly dependency ratio: 21.7% potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.) |
| Botswana |
total dependency ratio: 55.3% youth dependency ratio: 49.7% elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% potential support ratio: 17.9% (2015 est.) |
| Brazil |
total dependency ratio: 44.7% youth dependency ratio: 33.3% elderly dependency ratio: 11.3% potential support ratio: 8.8% (2015 est.) |
| Brunei |
total dependency ratio: 38% youth dependency ratio: 31.9% elderly dependency ratio: 6.1% potential support ratio: 16.4% (2015 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
total dependency ratio: 51.9% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 30.4% potential support ratio: 3.3% (2015 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
total dependency ratio: 92.2% youth dependency ratio: 87.6% elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.) |
| Burma |
total dependency ratio: 49.1% youth dependency ratio: 41.1% elderly dependency ratio: 8% potential support ratio: 12.5% (2015 est.) |
| Burundi |
total dependency ratio: 89.7% youth dependency ratio: 85% elderly dependency ratio: 4.7% potential support ratio: 21.3% (2015 est.) |
| Cabo Verde |
total dependency ratio: 52% youth dependency ratio: 45.1% elderly dependency ratio: 7% potential support ratio: 14.4% (2015 est.) |
| Cambodia |
total dependency ratio: 55.6% youth dependency ratio: 49.2% elderly dependency ratio: 6.4% potential support ratio: 15.6% (2015 est.) |
| Cameroon |
total dependency ratio: 84.3% youth dependency ratio: 78.4% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 16.9% (2015 est.) |
| Canada |
total dependency ratio: 47.3% youth dependency ratio: 23.5% elderly dependency ratio: 23.8% potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.) |
| Central African Republic |
total dependency ratio: 75.2% youth dependency ratio: 68.4% elderly dependency ratio: 6.8% potential support ratio: 14.8% (2015 est.) |
| Chad |
total dependency ratio: 100.7% youth dependency ratio: 95.8% elderly dependency ratio: 4.9% potential support ratio: 20.3% (2015 est.) |
| Chile |
total dependency ratio: 45.2% youth dependency ratio: 29.3% elderly dependency ratio: 16% potential support ratio: 6.3% (2015 est.) |
| China |
total dependency ratio: 36.6% youth dependency ratio: 23.5% elderly dependency ratio: 13% potential support ratio: 7.7% (2015 est.) |
| Colombia |
total dependency ratio: 45.6% youth dependency ratio: 35.4% elderly dependency ratio: 10.2% potential support ratio: 9.8% (2015 est.) |
| Comoros |
total dependency ratio: 75.6% youth dependency ratio: 70.7% elderly dependency ratio: 4.9% potential support ratio: 20.4% (2015 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
total dependency ratio: 95.9% youth dependency ratio: 90.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5.8% potential support ratio: 17.2% (2015 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
total dependency ratio: 86.2% youth dependency ratio: 79.4% elderly dependency ratio: 6.8% potential support ratio: 14.7% (2015 est.) |
| Costa Rica |
total dependency ratio: 45.4% youth dependency ratio: 32.4% elderly dependency ratio: 12.9% potential support ratio: 7.7% (2015 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
total dependency ratio: 83.5% youth dependency ratio: 77.9% elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% potential support ratio: 18% (2015 est.) |
| Croatia |
total dependency ratio: 51.1% youth dependency ratio: 22.5% elderly dependency ratio: 28.6% potential support ratio: 3.5% (2015 est.) |
| Cuba |
total dependency ratio: 43.4% youth dependency ratio: 23.4% elderly dependency ratio: 20% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Curacao |
total dependency ratio: 51.1% youth dependency ratio: 28.7% elderly dependency ratio: 22.4% potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.) |
| Cyprus |
total dependency ratio: 41.6% youth dependency ratio: 23.4% elderly dependency ratio: 18.2% potential support ratio: 5.5% (2015 est.) |
| Czech Republic |
total dependency ratio: 49.5% youth dependency ratio: 22.5% elderly dependency ratio: 27% potential support ratio: 3.7% (2015 est.) |
| Denmark |
total dependency ratio: 55.9% youth dependency ratio: 26.3% elderly dependency ratio: 29.6% potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.) |
| Djibouti |
total dependency ratio: 58.5% youth dependency ratio: 51.9% elderly dependency ratio: 6.6% potential support ratio: 15.1% (2015 est.) |
| Dominican Republic |
total dependency ratio: 57.8% youth dependency ratio: 47.3% elderly dependency ratio: 10.5% potential support ratio: 9.5% (2015 est.) |
| Ecuador |
total dependency ratio: 55.6% youth dependency ratio: 45.1% elderly dependency ratio: 10.4% potential support ratio: 9.6% (2015 est.) |
| Egypt |
total dependency ratio: 62.3% youth dependency ratio: 53.8% elderly dependency ratio: 8.5% potential support ratio: 11.8% (2015 est.) |
| El Salvador |
total dependency ratio: 54.3% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 12.6% potential support ratio: 7.9% (2015 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 72.9% youth dependency ratio: 67.9% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 20% (2015 est.) |
| Eritrea |
total dependency ratio: 83.2% youth dependency ratio: 78.4% elderly dependency ratio: 4.8% potential support ratio: 20.7% (2015 est.) |
| Estonia |
total dependency ratio: 53.5% youth dependency ratio: 24.7% elderly dependency ratio: 28.8% potential support ratio: 3.5% (2015 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
total dependency ratio: 81.6% youth dependency ratio: 75.2% elderly dependency ratio: 6.3% potential support ratio: 15.8% (2015 est.) |
| Fiji |
total dependency ratio: 52.8% youth dependency ratio: 43.9% elderly dependency ratio: 8.9% potential support ratio: 11.2% (2015 est.) |
| Finland |
total dependency ratio: 58.3% youth dependency ratio: 25.9% elderly dependency ratio: 32.4% potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.) |
| France |
total dependency ratio: 60.3% youth dependency ratio: 29.6% elderly dependency ratio: 30.6% potential support ratio: 3.3% (2015 est.) |
| French Polynesia |
total dependency ratio: 42.2% youth dependency ratio: 31.5% elderly dependency ratio: 10.7% potential support ratio: 9.3% (2015 est.) |
| Gabon |
total dependency ratio: 73.1% youth dependency ratio: 64.3% elderly dependency ratio: 8.8% potential support ratio: 11.3% (2015 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
total dependency ratio: 94.2% youth dependency ratio: 89.7% elderly dependency ratio: 4.5% potential support ratio: 22.3% (2015 est.) |
| Gaza Strip |
total dependency ratio: 76% youth dependency ratio: 70.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.2% potential support ratio: 19.2% note: data represents Gaza and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Georgia |
total dependency ratio: 45.7% youth dependency ratio: 25.2% elderly dependency ratio: 20.4% potential support ratio: 4.9% (2015 est.) |
| Germany |
total dependency ratio: 51.8% youth dependency ratio: 19.6% elderly dependency ratio: 32.2% potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.) |
| Ghana |
total dependency ratio: 73% youth dependency ratio: 67.2% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.) |
| Greece |
total dependency ratio: 56.2% youth dependency ratio: 22.8% elderly dependency ratio: 33.4% potential support ratio: 3% (2015 est.) |
| Grenada |
total dependency ratio: 50.7% youth dependency ratio: 39.9% elderly dependency ratio: 10.8% potential support ratio: 9.3% (2015 est.) |
| Guam |
total dependency ratio: 52% youth dependency ratio: 38.7% elderly dependency ratio: 13.3% potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.) |
| Guatemala |
total dependency ratio: 70.9% youth dependency ratio: 62.6% elderly dependency ratio: 8.3% potential support ratio: 12.1% (2015 est.) |
| Guernsey |
total dependency ratio: 47% youth dependency ratio: 21.6% elderly dependency ratio: 25.4% potential support ratio: 3.9% note: data represents the Channel Islands (2015 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
total dependency ratio: 78.4% youth dependency ratio: 72.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.7% potential support ratio: 17.7% (2015 est.) |
| Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 83.8% youth dependency ratio: 78.2% elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% potential support ratio: 17.8% (2015 est.) |
| Guyana |
total dependency ratio: 51.1% youth dependency ratio: 43.5% elderly dependency ratio: 7.6% potential support ratio: 13.2% (2015 est.) |
| Haiti |
total dependency ratio: 62.3% youth dependency ratio: 54.8% elderly dependency ratio: 7.5% potential support ratio: 13.3% (2015 est.) |
| Honduras |
total dependency ratio: 57.8% youth dependency ratio: 50.1% elderly dependency ratio: 7.7% potential support ratio: 13.1% (2015 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
total dependency ratio: 37% youth dependency ratio: 16.4% elderly dependency ratio: 20.6% potential support ratio: 4.8% (2015 est.) |
| Hungary |
total dependency ratio: 47.9% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 26.3% potential support ratio: 3.8% (2015 est.) |
| Iceland |
total dependency ratio: 51.6% youth dependency ratio: 30.8% elderly dependency ratio: 20.8% potential support ratio: 4.8% (2015 est.) |
| India |
total dependency ratio: 52.4% youth dependency ratio: 43.9% elderly dependency ratio: 8.6% potential support ratio: 11.7% (2015 est.) |
| Indonesia |
total dependency ratio: 49% youth dependency ratio: 41.2% elderly dependency ratio: 7.7% potential support ratio: 13% (2015 est.) |
| Iran |
total dependency ratio: 40.2% youth dependency ratio: 33.1% elderly dependency ratio: 7.1% potential support ratio: 14.1% (2015 est.) |
| Iraq |
total dependency ratio: 78.7% youth dependency ratio: 73.2% elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% potential support ratio: 18.3% (2015 est.) |
| Ireland |
total dependency ratio: 53.7% youth dependency ratio: 33.5% elderly dependency ratio: 20.2% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Israel |
total dependency ratio: 64.1% youth dependency ratio: 45.7% elderly dependency ratio: 18.4% potential support ratio: 5.4% (2015 est.) |
| Italy |
total dependency ratio: 56.5% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 35.1% potential support ratio: 2.9% (2015 est.) |
| Jamaica |
total dependency ratio: 48.6% youth dependency ratio: 35% elderly dependency ratio: 13.6% potential support ratio: 7.4% (2015 est.) |
| Japan |
total dependency ratio: 64.5% youth dependency ratio: 21.1% elderly dependency ratio: 43.3% potential support ratio: 2.3% (2015 est.) |
| Jersey |
total dependency ratio: 47% youth dependency ratio: 21.6% elderly dependency ratio: 25.4% potential support ratio: 3.9% note: data represents the Channel Islands (2015 est.) |
| Jordan |
total dependency ratio: 64.8% youth dependency ratio: 58.5% elderly dependency ratio: 6.2% potential support ratio: 16% (2015 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
total dependency ratio: 50.3% youth dependency ratio: 40.1% elderly dependency ratio: 10.1% potential support ratio: 9.9% (2015 est.) |
| Kenya |
total dependency ratio: 80.9% youth dependency ratio: 75.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.1% potential support ratio: 19.7% (2015 est.) |
| Kiribati |
total dependency ratio: 63% youth dependency ratio: 57% elderly dependency ratio: 6% potential support ratio: 16.6% (2015 est.) |
| Korea, North |
total dependency ratio: 44.3% youth dependency ratio: 30.5% elderly dependency ratio: 13.8% potential support ratio: 7.3% (2015 est.) |
| Korea, South |
total dependency ratio: 37.2% youth dependency ratio: 19.2% elderly dependency ratio: 18% potential support ratio: 5.6% (2015 est.) |
| Kuwait |
total dependency ratio: 32.1% youth dependency ratio: 29.5% elderly dependency ratio: 2.6% potential support ratio: 38.4% (2015 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
total dependency ratio: 55.3% youth dependency ratio: 48.8% elderly dependency ratio: 6.6% potential support ratio: 15.2% (2015 est.) |
| Laos |
total dependency ratio: 62.8% youth dependency ratio: 56.6% elderly dependency ratio: 6.2% potential support ratio: 16.1% (2015 est.) |
| Latvia |
total dependency ratio: 52.2% youth dependency ratio: 22.7% elderly dependency ratio: 29.5% potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.) |
| Lebanon |
total dependency ratio: 47.3% youth dependency ratio: 35.4% elderly dependency ratio: 12% potential support ratio: 8.3% (2015 est.) |
| Lesotho |
total dependency ratio: 67.3% youth dependency ratio: 60.3% elderly dependency ratio: 6.9% potential support ratio: 14.4% (2015 est.) |
| Liberia |
total dependency ratio: 82.9% youth dependency ratio: 77.4% elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.) |
| Libya |
total dependency ratio: 52.4% youth dependency ratio: 45.5% elderly dependency ratio: 6.9% potential support ratio: 14.5% (2015 est.) |
| Lithuania |
total dependency ratio: 50.1% youth dependency ratio: 21.8% elderly dependency ratio: 28.3% potential support ratio: 3.5% (2015 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
total dependency ratio: 43.7% youth dependency ratio: 23.6% elderly dependency ratio: 20.1% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Macau |
total dependency ratio: 28.2% youth dependency ratio: 16.7% elderly dependency ratio: 11.5% potential support ratio: 8.7% (2015 est.) |
| Macedonia |
total dependency ratio: 41.4% youth dependency ratio: 24% elderly dependency ratio: 17.4% potential support ratio: 5.7% (2015 est.) |
| Madagascar |
total dependency ratio: 80.3% youth dependency ratio: 75.2% elderly dependency ratio: 5.1% potential support ratio: 19.5% (2015 est.) |
| Malawi |
total dependency ratio: 94.5% youth dependency ratio: 87.9% elderly dependency ratio: 6.7% potential support ratio: 14.9% (2015 est.) |
| Malaysia |
total dependency ratio: 43.6% youth dependency ratio: 35.2% elderly dependency ratio: 8.4% potential support ratio: 11.9% (2015 est.) |
| Maldives |
total dependency ratio: 47.4% youth dependency ratio: 40.5% elderly dependency ratio: 6.9% potential support ratio: 14.4% (2015 est.) |
| Mali |
total dependency ratio: 100.2% youth dependency ratio: 95.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 19.8% (2015 est.) |
| Malta |
total dependency ratio: 50.8% youth dependency ratio: 21.8% elderly dependency ratio: 29% potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.) |
| Mauritania |
total dependency ratio: 76.1% youth dependency ratio: 70.5% elderly dependency ratio: 5.7% potential support ratio: 17.7% (2015 est.) |
| Mauritius |
total dependency ratio: 40.6% youth dependency ratio: 27.2% elderly dependency ratio: 13.4% potential support ratio: 7.4% (2015 est.) |
| Mexico |
total dependency ratio: 51.7% youth dependency ratio: 41.9% elderly dependency ratio: 9.8% potential support ratio: 10.2% (2015 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
total dependency ratio: 62.4% youth dependency ratio: 55.3% elderly dependency ratio: 7.1% potential support ratio: 14.1% (2015 est.) |
| Moldova |
total dependency ratio: 34.6% youth dependency ratio: 21.2% elderly dependency ratio: 13.4% potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.) |
| Mongolia |
total dependency ratio: 47.6% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 6% potential support ratio: 16.7% (2015 est.) |
| Montenegro |
total dependency ratio: 47.7% youth dependency ratio: 27.6% elderly dependency ratio: 20.2% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Morocco |
total dependency ratio: 50.1% youth dependency ratio: 40.9% elderly dependency ratio: 9.3% potential support ratio: 10.8% (2015 est.) |
| Mozambique |
total dependency ratio: 94.8% youth dependency ratio: 88.2% elderly dependency ratio: 6.5% potential support ratio: 15.3% (2015 est.) |
| Namibia |
total dependency ratio: 67.3% youth dependency ratio: 61.4% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.) |
| Nepal |
total dependency ratio: 61.8% youth dependency ratio: 52.9% elderly dependency ratio: 9% potential support ratio: 11.1% (2015 est.) |
| Netherlands |
total dependency ratio: 53.3% youth dependency ratio: 25.3% elderly dependency ratio: 27.9% potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.) |
| New Caledonia |
total dependency ratio: 47.9% youth dependency ratio: 32.9% elderly dependency ratio: 15% potential support ratio: 6.6% (2015 est.) |
| New Zealand |
total dependency ratio: 54% youth dependency ratio: 31.1% elderly dependency ratio: 22.9% potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
total dependency ratio: 54.1% youth dependency ratio: 46.3% elderly dependency ratio: 7.8% potential support ratio: 12.8% (2015 est.) |
| Nigeria |
total dependency ratio: 87.7% youth dependency ratio: 82.6% elderly dependency ratio: 5.1% potential support ratio: 19.5% (2015 est.) |
| Niger |
total dependency ratio: 113% youth dependency ratio: 107.5% elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.) |
| Norway |
total dependency ratio: 52.2% youth dependency ratio: 27.3% elderly dependency ratio: 24.9% potential support ratio: 4% (2015 est.) |
| Oman |
total dependency ratio: 30% youth dependency ratio: 26.7% elderly dependency ratio: 3.4% potential support ratio: 29.8% (2015 est.) |
| Pakistan |
total dependency ratio: 65.3% youth dependency ratio: 57.9% elderly dependency ratio: 7.4% potential support ratio: 13.5% (2015 est.) |
| Panama |
total dependency ratio: 53.4% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 11.7% potential support ratio: 8.5% (2015 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 67.1% youth dependency ratio: 62.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 19.9% (2015 est.) |
| Paraguay |
total dependency ratio: 56.6% youth dependency ratio: 47.2% elderly dependency ratio: 9.4% potential support ratio: 10.6% (2015 est.) |
| Peru |
total dependency ratio: 53.2% youth dependency ratio: 42.7% elderly dependency ratio: 10.5% potential support ratio: 9.6% (2015 est.) |
| Philippines |
total dependency ratio: 57.6% youth dependency ratio: 50.3% elderly dependency ratio: 7.2% potential support ratio: 13.9% (2015 est.) |
| Poland |
total dependency ratio: 43.8% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 22.3% potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.) |
| Portugal |
total dependency ratio: 53.5% youth dependency ratio: 21.6% elderly dependency ratio: 31.9% potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.) |
| Puerto Rico |
total dependency ratio: 50% youth dependency ratio: 28.3% elderly dependency ratio: 21.7% potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.) |
| Qatar |
total dependency ratio: 20.1% youth dependency ratio: 18.6% elderly dependency ratio: 1.4% potential support ratio: 70.4% (2015 est.) |
| Romania |
total dependency ratio: 48.9% youth dependency ratio: 23.1% elderly dependency ratio: 25.8% potential support ratio: 3.9% (2015 est.) |
| Russia |
total dependency ratio: 43.1% youth dependency ratio: 24% elderly dependency ratio: 19.1% potential support ratio: 5.2% (2015 est.) |
| Rwanda |
total dependency ratio: 78.1% youth dependency ratio: 73.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 20.1% (2015 est.) |
| Saint Lucia |
total dependency ratio: 47.3% youth dependency ratio: 34.1% elderly dependency ratio: 13.3% potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
total dependency ratio: 46.8% youth dependency ratio: 36.6% elderly dependency ratio: 10.5% potential support ratio: 9.5% (2015 est.) |
| Samoa |
total dependency ratio: 74% youth dependency ratio: 64.9% elderly dependency ratio: 9.1% potential support ratio: 11% (2015 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
total dependency ratio: 84.2% youth dependency ratio: 78.5% elderly dependency ratio: 5.7% potential support ratio: 17.6% (2015 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
total dependency ratio: 45.9% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 4.2% potential support ratio: 24% (2015 est.) |
| Senegal |
total dependency ratio: 87.6% youth dependency ratio: 82.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.) |
| Serbia |
total dependency ratio: 50.1% youth dependency ratio: 24.5% elderly dependency ratio: 25.6% potential support ratio: 3.9% (2015 est.) |
| Seychelles |
total dependency ratio: 43.5% youth dependency ratio: 33.6% elderly dependency ratio: 9.9% potential support ratio: 10.1% (2015 est.) |
| Sierra Leone |
total dependency ratio: 81.9% youth dependency ratio: 77.1% elderly dependency ratio: 4.9% potential support ratio: 20.6% (2015 est.) |
| Singapore |
total dependency ratio: 37.4% youth dependency ratio: 21.4% elderly dependency ratio: 16.1% potential support ratio: 6.2% (2015 est.) |
| Slovakia |
total dependency ratio: 40.8% youth dependency ratio: 21.3% elderly dependency ratio: 19.5% potential support ratio: 5.1% (2015 est.) |
| Slovenia |
total dependency ratio: 48.7% youth dependency ratio: 22% elderly dependency ratio: 26.7% potential support ratio: 3.7% (2015 est.) |
| Solomon Islands |
total dependency ratio: 75.1% youth dependency ratio: 69.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 16.8% (2015 est.) |
| Somalia |
total dependency ratio: 98.1% youth dependency ratio: 92.5% elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% potential support ratio: 17.9% (2015 est.) |
| South Africa |
total dependency ratio: 52.1% youth dependency ratio: 44.5% elderly dependency ratio: 7.7% potential support ratio: 13.1% (2015 est.) |
| South Sudan |
total dependency ratio: 83.7% youth dependency ratio: 77.3% elderly dependency ratio: 6.4% potential support ratio: 15.7% (2015 est.) |
| Spain |
total dependency ratio: 50.8% youth dependency ratio: 22.4% elderly dependency ratio: 28.3% potential support ratio: 3.5% (2015 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
total dependency ratio: 51.2% youth dependency ratio: 37.2% elderly dependency ratio: 14.1% potential support ratio: 7.1% (2015 est.) |
| Sudan |
total dependency ratio: 78% youth dependency ratio: 72.1% elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% potential support ratio: 16.9% (2015 est.) |
| Suriname |
total dependency ratio: 50.8% youth dependency ratio: 40.4% elderly dependency ratio: 10.4% potential support ratio: 9.6% (2015 est.) |
| Swaziland |
total dependency ratio: 69.3% youth dependency ratio: 63.2% elderly dependency ratio: 6.1% potential support ratio: 16.5% (2015 est.) |
| Sweden |
total dependency ratio: 59.3% youth dependency ratio: 27.5% elderly dependency ratio: 31.8% potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.) |
| Switzerland |
total dependency ratio: 48.8% youth dependency ratio: 22% elderly dependency ratio: 26.9% potential support ratio: 3.7% (2015 est.) |
| Syria |
total dependency ratio: 70% youth dependency ratio: 63.1% elderly dependency ratio: 6.9% potential support ratio: 14.5% (2015 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
total dependency ratio: 60.9% youth dependency ratio: 56% elderly dependency ratio: 4.8% potential support ratio: 20.7% (2015 est.) |
| Tanzania |
total dependency ratio: 93.8% youth dependency ratio: 87.6% elderly dependency ratio: 6.2% potential support ratio: 16.1% (2015 est.) |
| Thailand |
total dependency ratio: 39.2% youth dependency ratio: 24.7% elderly dependency ratio: 14.6% potential support ratio: 6.9% (2015 est.) |
| Timor-Leste |
total dependency ratio: 92.3% youth dependency ratio: 81.5% elderly dependency ratio: 10.7% potential support ratio: 9.3% (2015 est.) |
| Togo |
total dependency ratio: 81.8% youth dependency ratio: 76.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 19.9% (2015 est.) |
| Tonga |
total dependency ratio: 74.3% youth dependency ratio: 64.1% elderly dependency ratio: 10.2% potential support ratio: 9.8% (2015 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
total dependency ratio: 43.2% youth dependency ratio: 29.8% elderly dependency ratio: 13.5% potential support ratio: 7.4% (2015 est.) |
| Tunisia |
total dependency ratio: 44.8% youth dependency ratio: 33.8% elderly dependency ratio: 11% potential support ratio: 9.1% (2015 est.) |
| Turkey |
total dependency ratio: 49.7% youth dependency ratio: 38.4% elderly dependency ratio: 11.3% potential support ratio: 8.9% (2015 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
total dependency ratio: 47.9% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 6.1% potential support ratio: 16.3% (2015 est.) |
| Uganda |
total dependency ratio: 102.3% youth dependency ratio: 97.3% elderly dependency ratio: 5% potential support ratio: 19.9% (2015 est.) |
| Ukraine |
total dependency ratio: 43.3% youth dependency ratio: 21.4% elderly dependency ratio: 21.9% potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
total dependency ratio: 17.8% youth dependency ratio: 16.4% elderly dependency ratio: 1.3% potential support ratio: 74.6% (2015 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
total dependency ratio: 55.1% youth dependency ratio: 27.6% elderly dependency ratio: 27.6% potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.) |
| United States |
total dependency ratio: 50.9% youth dependency ratio: 28.6% elderly dependency ratio: 22.3% potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.) |
| Uruguay |
total dependency ratio: 55.9% youth dependency ratio: 33.4% elderly dependency ratio: 22.5% potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
total dependency ratio: 49.7% youth dependency ratio: 42.7% elderly dependency ratio: 7% potential support ratio: 14.3% (2015 est.) |
| Vanuatu |
total dependency ratio: 68.7% youth dependency ratio: 61.6% elderly dependency ratio: 7.1% potential support ratio: 14.1% (2015 est.) |
| Venezuela |
total dependency ratio: 52.4% youth dependency ratio: 42.8% elderly dependency ratio: 9.5% potential support ratio: 10.5% (2015 est.) |
| Vietnam |
total dependency ratio: 42.5% youth dependency ratio: 32.9% elderly dependency ratio: 9.6% potential support ratio: 10.4% (2015 est.) |
| Virgin Islands |
total dependency ratio: 61.2% youth dependency ratio: 32.8% elderly dependency ratio: 28.4% potential support ratio: 3.5% (2015 est.) |
| West Bank |
total dependency ratio: 76% youth dependency ratio: 70.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.2% potential support ratio: 19.2% note: data represents the Gaza and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Western Sahara |
total dependency ratio: 40.2% youth dependency ratio: 36.1% elderly dependency ratio: 4.1% potential support ratio: 24.4% (2015 est.) |
| World |
total dependency ratio: 52.3% youth dependency ratio: 39.7% elderly dependency ratio: 12.6% potential support ratio: 7.9% (2015 est.) |
| Yemen |
total dependency ratio: 75.6% youth dependency ratio: 70.7% elderly dependency ratio: 4.9% potential support ratio: 20.4% (2015 est.) |
| Zambia |
total dependency ratio: 95.4% youth dependency ratio: 89.7% elderly dependency ratio: 5.7% potential support ratio: 17.6% (2015 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
total dependency ratio: 80.4% youth dependency ratio: 75% elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% potential support ratio: 18.7% (2015 est.) |