| Country | DEPENDENCY RATIOS |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
total dependency ratio: 88.8 youth dependency ratio: 84.1 elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 potential support ratio: 21.2 (2015 est.) |
| Albania |
total dependency ratio: 44 youth dependency ratio: 26 elderly dependency ratio: 18.1 potential support ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.) |
| Algeria |
total dependency ratio: 52.7 youth dependency ratio: 43.8 elderly dependency ratio: 9 potential support ratio: 11.2 (2015 est.) |
| Angola |
total dependency ratio: 97.6 youth dependency ratio: 93 elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 potential support ratio: 21.9 (2015 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
total dependency ratio: 45.2 youth dependency ratio: 35.7 elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 potential support ratio: 10.5 (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: 44.4 youth dependency ratio: 28.7 elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 potential support ratio: 6.3 (2015 est.) |
| Aruba |
total dependency ratio: 44.6 youth dependency ratio: 27 elderly dependency ratio: 17.5 potential support ratio: 5.7 (2015 est.) |
| Australia |
total dependency ratio: 51.1 youth dependency ratio: 28.5 elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2015 est.) |
| Austria |
total dependency ratio: 49.2 youth dependency ratio: 21.1 elderly dependency ratio: 28.1 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
total dependency ratio: 40.2 youth dependency ratio: 32.1 elderly dependency ratio: 8 potential support ratio: 12.4 (2015 est.) |
| Bahamas, The |
total dependency ratio: 40.8 youth dependency ratio: 29.1 elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.) |
| Bahrain |
total dependency ratio: 30.2 youth dependency ratio: 27.1 elderly dependency ratio: 3 potential support ratio: 33.1 (2015 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
total dependency ratio: 52.6 youth dependency ratio: 44.9 elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 potential support ratio: 13 (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: 43.8 youth dependency ratio: 23.2 elderly dependency ratio: 20.6 potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.) |
| Belgium |
total dependency ratio: 54.2 youth dependency ratio: 26.2 elderly dependency ratio: 28 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: 86.1 youth dependency ratio: 80.1 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.) |
| Bhutan |
total dependency ratio: 47.3 youth dependency ratio: 40.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.9 potential support ratio: 14.5 (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: 43.3 youth dependency ratio: 20.7 elderly dependency ratio: 22.5 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2015 est.) |
| Botswana |
total dependency ratio: 55.1 youth dependency ratio: 49.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.) |
| Brazil |
total dependency ratio: 43.8 youth dependency ratio: 32.4 elderly dependency ratio: 11.4 potential support ratio: 8.7 (2015 est.) |
| Brunei |
total dependency ratio: 38.4 youth dependency ratio: 32.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.6 (2015 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
total dependency ratio: 51.7 youth dependency ratio: 21.2 elderly dependency ratio: 30.5 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: 21.6 (2015 est.) |
| Burma |
total dependency ratio: 49.7 youth dependency ratio: 41.7 elderly dependency ratio: 8 potential support ratio: 12.6 (2015 est.) |
| Burundi |
total dependency ratio: 89.6 youth dependency ratio: 84.8 elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 potential support ratio: 21.1 (2015 est.) |
| Cabo Verde |
total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 48.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.9 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: 85.9 youth dependency ratio: 80 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17 (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: 90 youth dependency ratio: 83.1 elderly dependency ratio: 7 potential support ratio: 14.4 (2015 est.) |
| Chad |
total dependency ratio: 100.2 youth dependency ratio: 95.2 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.3 (2015 est.) |
| Chile |
total dependency ratio: 45.5 youth dependency ratio: 30.3 elderly dependency ratio: 15.2 potential support ratio: 6.6 (2015 est.) |
| China |
total dependency ratio: 37.7 youth dependency ratio: 24.3 elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 potential support ratio: 7.5 data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (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: 75.5 youth dependency ratio: 70.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.7 (2015 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
total dependency ratio: 97.5 youth dependency ratio: 91.5 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.8 (2015 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
total dependency ratio: 84.5 youth dependency ratio: 78.3 elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 potential support ratio: 16.1 (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: 83.8 youth dependency ratio: 78.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 potential support ratio: 18.9 (2015 est.) |
| Croatia |
total dependency ratio: 50.9 youth dependency ratio: 22.4 elderly dependency ratio: 28.5 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2015 est.) |
| Cuba |
total dependency ratio: 43.3 youth dependency ratio: 23.3 elderly dependency ratio: 19.9 potential support ratio: 5 (2015 est.) |
| Curacao |
total dependency ratio: 52.4 youth dependency ratio: 28.7 elderly dependency ratio: 23.6 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2015 est.) |
| Cyprus |
total dependency ratio: 42.3 youth dependency ratio: 24 elderly dependency ratio: 18.3 potential support ratio: 5.5 note: data represent the whole country (2015 est.) |
| Czechia |
total dependency ratio: 49.5 youth dependency ratio: 22.6 elderly dependency ratio: 26.9 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.) |
| Denmark |
total dependency ratio: 56 youth dependency ratio: 26.3 elderly dependency ratio: 29.7 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.) |
| Djibouti |
total dependency ratio: 56.5 youth dependency ratio: 50.1 elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 potential support ratio: 15.6 (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: 61.8 youth dependency ratio: 53.6 elderly dependency ratio: 8.2 potential support ratio: 12.2 (2015 est.) |
| El Salvador |
total dependency ratio: 56.8 youth dependency ratio: 44.4 elderly dependency ratio: 12.4 potential support ratio: 8 (2015 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 67.5 youth dependency ratio: 62.7 elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 potential support ratio: 20.6 (2015 est.) |
| Eritrea |
total dependency ratio: 85 youth dependency ratio: 78.3 elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 potential support ratio: 14.8 (2015 est.) |
| Estonia |
total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 24.8 elderly dependency ratio: 28.9 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2015 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
total dependency ratio: 82.1 youth dependency ratio: 75.8 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: 57.9 youth dependency ratio: 25.9 elderly dependency ratio: 32 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| France |
total dependency ratio: 59.2 youth dependency ratio: 29.1 elderly dependency ratio: 30.2 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2015 est.) |
| French Polynesia |
total dependency ratio: 45.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.8 elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 potential support ratio: 9.5 (2015 est.) |
| Gabon |
total dependency ratio: 67.4 youth dependency ratio: 59.9 elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 potential support ratio: 13.2 (2015 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
total dependency ratio: 92.3 youth dependency ratio: 87.8 elderly dependency ratio: 4.5 potential support ratio: 22.3 (2015 est.) |
| Gaza Strip |
total dependency ratio: 75.8 youth dependency ratio: 70.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.1 note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Georgia |
total dependency ratio: 50 youth dependency ratio: 28.1 elderly dependency ratio: 21.9 potential support ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.) |
| Germany |
total dependency ratio: 52.1 youth dependency ratio: 19.9 elderly dependency ratio: 32.1 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| Ghana |
total dependency ratio: 73 youth dependency ratio: 67.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.) |
| Greece |
total dependency ratio: 52.7 youth dependency ratio: 22.2 elderly dependency ratio: 30.5 potential support ratio: 3.3 (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: 52.3 youth dependency ratio: 38.8 elderly dependency ratio: 13.6 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2015 est.) |
| Guatemala |
total dependency ratio: 68.7 youth dependency ratio: 61.1 elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 potential support ratio: 13.1 (2015 est.) |
| Guernsey |
total dependency ratio: 47.1 youth dependency ratio: 21.6 elderly dependency ratio: 25.4 potential support ratio: 3.9 note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey (2015 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
total dependency ratio: 80.4 youth dependency ratio: 75.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.3 (2015 est.) |
| Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 84.2 youth dependency ratio: 78.6 elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 potential support ratio: 17.8 (2015 est.) |
| Guyana |
total dependency ratio: 53.5 youth dependency ratio: 45.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 potential support ratio: 13.3 (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: 59.8 youth dependency ratio: 52.7 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14.2 (2015 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
total dependency ratio: 35.9 youth dependency ratio: 15.2 elderly dependency ratio: 20.7 potential support ratio: 4.8 (2015 est.) |
| Hungary |
total dependency ratio: 46.9 youth dependency ratio: 21.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.7 potential support ratio: 3.9 (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: 52.2 youth dependency ratio: 43.6 elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 potential support ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.) |
| Indonesia |
total dependency ratio: 49.2 youth dependency ratio: 41.6 elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 potential support ratio: 13.2 (2015 est.) |
| Iran |
total dependency ratio: 40.2 youth dependency ratio: 33.1 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14.2 (2015 est.) |
| Iraq |
total dependency ratio: 77.7 youth dependency ratio: 72.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.) |
| Ireland |
total dependency ratio: 53.8 youth dependency ratio: 33.4 elderly dependency ratio: 20.3 potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.) |
| Israel |
total dependency ratio: 64.2 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 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2015 est.) |
| Jamaica |
total dependency ratio: 48.7 youth dependency ratio: 34.9 elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 potential support ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.) |
| Japan |
total dependency ratio: 64 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 42.7 potential support ratio: 2.3 (2015 est.) |
| Jersey |
total dependency ratio: 47.1 youth dependency ratio: 21.6 elderly dependency ratio: 25.4 potential support ratio: 3.9 note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey (2015 est.) |
| Jordan |
total dependency ratio: 66.1 youth dependency ratio: 59.8 elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 potential support ratio: 16 (2015 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
total dependency ratio: 50.4 youth dependency ratio: 40.3 elderly dependency ratio: 10.2 potential support ratio: 9.8 (2015 est.) |
| Kenya |
total dependency ratio: 78.3 youth dependency ratio: 73.7 elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 potential support ratio: 21.7 (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: 44.5 youth dependency ratio: 30.5 elderly dependency ratio: 14 potential support ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.) |
| Korea, South |
total dependency ratio: 36.7 youth dependency ratio: 19 elderly dependency ratio: 17.7 potential support ratio: 5.6 (2015 est.) |
| Kuwait |
total dependency ratio: 29.8 youth dependency ratio: 27.1 elderly dependency ratio: 2.7 potential support ratio: 37.3 (2015 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
total dependency ratio: 54.7 youth dependency ratio: 48.1 elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 potential support ratio: 15.1 (2015 est.) |
| Laos |
total dependency ratio: 60.2 youth dependency ratio: 54 elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 potential support ratio: 16.1 (2015 est.) |
| Latvia |
total dependency ratio: 52.5 youth dependency ratio: 23.1 elderly dependency ratio: 29.4 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.) |
| Lebanon |
total dependency ratio: 47.3 youth dependency ratio: 35.3 elderly dependency ratio: 12 potential support ratio: 8.3 (2015 est.) |
| Lesotho |
total dependency ratio: 66.9 youth dependency ratio: 59.5 elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 potential support ratio: 13.5 (2015 est.) |
| Liberia |
total dependency ratio: 83.2 youth dependency ratio: 77.6 elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 potential support ratio: 18.1 (2015 est.) |
| Libya |
total dependency ratio: 49.1 youth dependency ratio: 42.6 elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 potential support ratio: 15.5 (2015 est.) |
| Lithuania |
total dependency ratio: 49.9 youth dependency ratio: 21.9 elderly dependency ratio: 28 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
total dependency ratio: 43.6 youth dependency ratio: 23.5 elderly dependency ratio: 20.1 potential support ratio: 5 (2015 est.) |
| Macau |
total dependency ratio: 26.6 youth dependency ratio: 15.7 elderly dependency ratio: 10.9 potential support ratio: 9.2 (2015 est.) |
| Macedonia |
total dependency ratio: 41.6 youth dependency ratio: 23.8 elderly dependency ratio: 17.7 potential support ratio: 5.6 (2015 est.) |
| Madagascar |
total dependency ratio: 80.1 youth dependency ratio: 75 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.6 (2015 est.) |
| Malawi |
total dependency ratio: 91 youth dependency ratio: 85.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.4 (2015 est.) |
| Malaysia |
total dependency ratio: 44.6 youth dependency ratio: 36.1 elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 potential support ratio: 11.8 (2015 est.) |
| Maldives |
total dependency ratio: 38 youth dependency ratio: 32.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.7 (2015 est.) |
| Mali |
total dependency ratio: 101.9 youth dependency ratio: 96.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.5 (2015 est.) |
| Malta |
total dependency ratio: 48.8 youth dependency ratio: 21.4 elderly dependency ratio: 27.3 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.) |
| Mauritania |
total dependency ratio: 76.5 youth dependency ratio: 71 elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.) |
| Mauritius |
total dependency ratio: 41.6 youth dependency ratio: 27.5 elderly dependency ratio: 14.1 potential support ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.) |
| Mexico |
total dependency ratio: 51.4 youth dependency ratio: 41.6 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: 34.5 youth dependency ratio: 21.2 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.) |
| Mongolia |
total dependency ratio: 48.5 youth dependency ratio: 42.7 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.) |
| Montenegro |
total dependency ratio: 47.8 youth dependency ratio: 27.3 elderly dependency ratio: 20.5 potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.) |
| Morocco |
total dependency ratio: 51.6 youth dependency ratio: 41.9 elderly dependency ratio: 9.7 potential support ratio: 10.3 (2015 est.) |
| Mozambique |
total dependency ratio: 93.5 youth dependency ratio: 87.5 elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 potential support ratio: 16.5 (2015 est.) |
| Namibia |
total dependency ratio: 68.1 youth dependency ratio: 62.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.) |
| Nepal |
total dependency ratio: 61.4 youth dependency ratio: 52.5 elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 potential support ratio: 11.3 (2015 est.) |
| Netherlands |
total dependency ratio: 53.1 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.) |
| New Caledonia |
total dependency ratio: 48.3 youth dependency ratio: 33.9 elderly dependency ratio: 14.4 potential support ratio: 6.9 (2015 est.) |
| New Zealand |
total dependency ratio: 52.9 youth dependency ratio: 30.5 elderly dependency ratio: 22.4 potential support ratio: 4.5 (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: 88.2 youth dependency ratio: 83 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.4 (2015 est.) |
| Niger |
total dependency ratio: 111.6 youth dependency ratio: 106.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.4 potential support ratio: 18.6 (2015 est.) |
| Norway |
total dependency ratio: 52.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.3 elderly dependency ratio: 24.8 potential support ratio: 4 note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (2015 est.) |
| Oman |
total dependency ratio: 32.4 youth dependency ratio: 29.4 elderly dependency ratio: 3.1 potential support ratio: 32.6 (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: 54.8 youth dependency ratio: 43.1 elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
total dependency ratio: 67.4 youth dependency ratio: 61.3 elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 potential support ratio: 16.4 (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: 58.2 youth dependency ratio: 51 elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.) |
| Poland |
total dependency ratio: 43.9 youth dependency ratio: 21.4 elderly dependency ratio: 22.5 potential support ratio: 4.5 (2015 est.) |
| Portugal |
total dependency ratio: 53.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.6 elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| Puerto Rico |
total dependency ratio: 49.6 youth dependency ratio: 27.9 elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 potential support ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.) |
| Qatar |
total dependency ratio: 17.5 youth dependency ratio: 16.3 elderly dependency ratio: 1.3 potential support ratio: 78.1 (2015 est.) |
| Romania |
total dependency ratio: 48 youth dependency ratio: 22.8 elderly dependency ratio: 25.2 potential support ratio: 4 (2015 est.) |
| Russia |
total dependency ratio: 43.5 youth dependency ratio: 24.2 elderly dependency ratio: 19.4 potential support ratio: 5.2 (2015 est.) |
| Rwanda |
total dependency ratio: 77.3 youth dependency ratio: 72.4 elderly dependency ratio: 5 potential support ratio: 20.1 (2015 est.) |
| Saint Lucia |
total dependency ratio: 41.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.9 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 elderly dependency ratio: 10.8 potential support ratio: 9.3 (2015 est.) |
| Samoa |
total dependency ratio: 74.2 youth dependency ratio: 64.9 elderly dependency ratio: 9.3 potential support ratio: 10.8 (2015 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
total dependency ratio: 86.7 youth dependency ratio: 81.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 potential support ratio: 17.8 (2015 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
total dependency ratio: 40.9 youth dependency ratio: 36.6 elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 potential support ratio: 23.2 (2015 est.) |
| Senegal |
total dependency ratio: 85.4 youth dependency ratio: 79.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 potential support ratio: 18 (2015 est.) |
| Serbia |
total dependency ratio: 49.2 youth dependency ratio: 24.9 elderly dependency ratio: 24.3 potential support ratio: 4.1 note: data include Kosovo (2015 est.) |
| Seychelles |
total dependency ratio: 42.8 youth dependency ratio: 31 elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.) |
| Sierra Leone |
total dependency ratio: 82.6 youth dependency ratio: 78 elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 potential support ratio: 21.9 (2015 est.) |
| Singapore |
total dependency ratio: 37.3 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 16 potential support ratio: 6.2 (2015 est.) |
| Slovakia |
total dependency ratio: 41.5 youth dependency ratio: 21.6 elderly dependency ratio: 26.8 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.) |
| Slovenia |
total dependency ratio: 48.7 youth dependency ratio: 21.9 elderly dependency ratio: 26.8 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.) |
| Solomon Islands |
total dependency ratio: 75.4 youth dependency ratio: 69.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.) |
| Somalia |
total dependency ratio: 97.4 youth dependency ratio: 92.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 potential support ratio: 18.8 (2015 est.) |
| South Africa |
total dependency ratio: 52.5 youth dependency ratio: 44.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 potential support ratio: 12.9 (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: 51 youth dependency ratio: 22.5 elderly dependency ratio: 28.5 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: 81.6 youth dependency ratio: 75.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 potential support ratio: 15.9 (2015 est.) |
| Suriname |
total dependency ratio: 50.7 youth dependency ratio: 40.6 elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 potential support ratio: 9.9 (2015 est.) |
| Swaziland |
total dependency ratio: 68.8 youth dependency ratio: 63.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.1 (2015 est.) |
| Sweden |
total dependency ratio: 58.5 youth dependency ratio: 27.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.1 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2015 est.) |
| Switzerland |
total dependency ratio: 48.8 youth dependency ratio: 22 elderly dependency ratio: 26.8 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.) |
| Syria |
total dependency ratio: 72.8 youth dependency ratio: 65.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7 potential support ratio: 14.3 (2015 est.) |
| Taiwan |
total dependency ratio: 35.2 youth dependency ratio: 18.6 elderly dependency ratio: 16.6 potential support ratio: 6 (2015 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
total dependency ratio: 62.5 youth dependency ratio: 57.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.4 potential support ratio: 18.5 (2015 est.) |
| Tanzania |
total dependency ratio: 93.4 youth dependency ratio: 87.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.) |
| Thailand |
total dependency ratio: 40 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 14.8 potential support ratio: 6.8 (2015 est.) |
| Timor-Leste |
total dependency ratio: 90.3 youth dependency ratio: 83.7 elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 potential support ratio: 15.2 (2015 est.) |
| Togo |
total dependency ratio: 81.2 youth dependency ratio: 76.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.8 (2015 est.) |
| Tonga |
total dependency ratio: 74.2 youth dependency ratio: 63.9 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: 45.6 youth dependency ratio: 34.5 elderly dependency ratio: 11.1 potential support ratio: 9 (2015 est.) |
| Turkey |
total dependency ratio: 50.1 youth dependency ratio: 38.4 elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
total dependency ratio: 52.7 youth dependency ratio: 46.5 elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 potential support ratio: 16.1 (2015 est.) |
| Uganda |
total dependency ratio: 101.6 youth dependency ratio: 97.2 elderly dependency ratio: 4.4 potential support ratio: 22.8 (2015 est.) |
| Ukraine |
total dependency ratio: 44.8 youth dependency ratio: 21.8 elderly dependency ratio: 23 potential support ratio: 4.3 note: data include Crimea (2015 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
total dependency ratio: 17.4 youth dependency ratio: 16.2 elderly dependency ratio: 1.2 potential support ratio: 83.4 (2015 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
total dependency ratio: 55.5 youth dependency ratio: 27.4 elderly dependency ratio: 28.2 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2015 est.) |
| United States |
total dependency ratio: 51.2 youth dependency ratio: 29 elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 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: 47.7 youth dependency ratio: 41.4 elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 potential support ratio: 16 (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: 52.6 youth dependency ratio: 43 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: 60.8 youth dependency ratio: 32.8 elderly dependency ratio: 28 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.) |
| West Bank |
total dependency ratio: 75.8 youth dependency ratio: 70.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.1 note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Western Sahara |
total dependency ratio: 45 youth dependency ratio: 41.4 elderly dependency ratio: 3.7 potential support ratio: 27.1 (2015 est.) |
| World |
total dependency ratio: 52.5 youth dependency ratio: 39.9 elderly dependency ratio: 12.6 potential support ratio: 7.9 (2015 est.) |
| Yemen |
total dependency ratio: 76.8 youth dependency ratio: 71.7 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.8 (2015 est.) |
| Zambia |
total dependency ratio: 91.9 youth dependency ratio: 87.1 elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 potential support ratio: 20.8 (2015 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
total dependency ratio: 79.5 youth dependency ratio: 74.4 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.7 (2015 est.) |