India's Age Dependency Ratio: Total

AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR ALL PEOPLE (%)


The total age dependency ratio is the ratio of young + elderly dependents (who are generally economically inactive, under 15 or over 64 years old), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the dependent population.

India's age dependency ratio for the dependent population was: 48.1% reported in 2019 (most recent observation). This is a high value against a global average of 40.1%. A higher ratio indicates more financial stress on working people and possible political instability.

India's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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Afghanistan 84.6
Albania 48.2
Algeria 58.5
Angola 91.5
Argentina 54.3
Armenia 49.6
Australia 53.7
Austria 51.1
Azerbaijan 44.2
Bahamas, The 39.3
Bahrain 31.3
Bangladesh 47.7
Belarus 50.8
Belgium 56.5
Benin 84.0
Bhutan 40.7
Bolivia 56.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.4
Botswana 57.5
Brazil 43.1
Bulgaria 57.3
Burkina Faso 87.4
Burundi 95.2
Cambodia 53.4
Cameroon 82.3
Canada 52.1
Central African Republic 102.8
Chad 98.7
Chile 45.2
China 44.5
Colombia 43.5
Comoros 74.1
Congo, Dem. Rep 98.0
Congo, Rep. 78.8
Costa Rica 45.1
Cote d'Ivoire 79.2
Croatia 56.5
Cyprus 43.8
Denmark 57.3
Dominican Republic 52.7
Ecuador 50.9
Egypt 60.8
El Salvador 51.3
Estonia 58.3
Eswatini 64.0
Ethiopia 75.7
Finland 62.1
France 63.1
Gabon 67.6
Gambia 85.0
Georgia 55.4
Germany 56.4
Ghana 68.7
Greece 57.7
Guatemala 60.8
Guinea 82.4
Guinea-Bissau 76.6
Guyana 53.6
Haiti 58.3
Honduras 53.3
Hong Kong 46.6
Hungary 53.8
Iceland 50.5
India 48.1
Indonesia 47.6
Ireland 53.2
Israel 66.9
Italy 57.1
Jamaica 38.0
Japan 71.1
Jordan 57.1
Kazakhstan 60.0
Kenya 70.2
Korea, Rep. 39.9
Kuwait 34.4
Kyrgyzstan 63.5
Laos 54.7
Latvia 59.3
Lebanon 59.3
Lesotho 62.1
Liberia 79.7
Libya 50.8
Lithuania 55.7
Luxembourg 44.2
Madagascar 74.5
Malawi 84.7
Malaysia 43.3
Mali 99.3
Malta 47.1
Mauritania 82.7
Mauritius 40.7
Mexico 49.4
Moldova 50.2
Mongolia 58.4
Morocco 52.2
Mozambique 86.1
Myanmar 46.0
Namibia 67.3
Nepal 54.9
Netherlands 54.9
New Zealand 53.4
Nicaragua 54.4
Niger 105.4
Nigeria 86.1
North Macedonia 44.6
Norway 54.0
Oman 42.0
Pakistan 70.0
Panama 53.8
Papua New Guinea 60.5
Paraguay 54.4
Peru 53.0
Philippines 56.2
Poland 52.0
Portugal 56.0
Qatar 20.7
Romania 53.7
Russia 50.0
Rwanda 72.5
Saudi Arabia 40.4
Senegal 81.5
Serbia 53.8
Sierra Leone 74.0
Singapore 35.4
Slovak Republic 49.5
Slovenia 55.5
South Africa 53.0
Spain 51.5
Sri Lanka 52.4
Sudan 80.2
Suriname 50.9
Sweden 60.8
Switzerland 51.6
Taiwan 0.0
Tajikistan 65.9
Tanzania 87.7
Thailand 43.5
Togo 76.5
Tunisia 50.9
Türkiye 46.8
Turkmenistan 56.6
Uganda 88.2
Ukraine 48.4
United Arab Emirates 20.3
United Kingdom 57.7
United States 53.7
Uruguay 53.6
Uzbekistan 54.0
Vietnam 45.6
Yemen, Rep. 74.1
Zambia 81.8
Zimbabwe 79.4


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