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Workforce Participants to Each Dependent (65+): Sri-Lanka


The number of working people to each dependent (65+) data for Sri-Lanka provides a crucial perspective on demographic aging, quantifying the number of individuals of working age (15-64 years old) available to support each elderly person.

A low figure means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the aging population.

The number of working people to each elderly dependent in Sri-Lanka was workers per elderly dependent in 2025, by 2050 this figure is estimated to be ..

Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London


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United Arab Emirates 49.8 44.7 35.2 36.2
Qatar 60.2 41.0 38.9 21.8
Oman 19.5 19.5 18.0 7.9
Uganda 18.3 17.5 16.3 10.4
Zambia 15.7 15.8 14.1 7.1
Burundi 12.6 15.4 16.1 9.7
Cote d'Ivoire 12.8 14.1 13.3 8.3
Kuwait 12.3 14.0 12.0 6.3
Bahrain 18.6 16.8 13.9 11.2 6.1
Niger 12.4 13.5 13.4 11.9
Tanzania 13.5 13.4 13.8 9.9
Malawi 10.9 13.4 13.3 7.7
Mozambique 12.5 13.0 14.2 11.4
Chad 12.4 12.4 11.8 9.0
Benin 11.1 12.2 11.6 8.7
Cameroon 13.1 11.9 11.5 7.6
Mali 10.1 11.6 12.4 8.9
Angola 11.2 11.1 10.6 8.8
Madagascar 13.5 11.0 10.3 7.6
Togo 12.0 10.8 10.2 7.0
Papua New Guinea 8.3 10.6 9.0 5.3
Sierra Leone 10.5 10.4 9.9 6.7
Guinea-Bissau 5.0 10.2 10.0 6.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 11.6 10.1 10.0 9.9
Kenya 12.3 10.0 9.1 5.6
Nigeria 9.7 9.8 9.8 7.4
Laos 9.1 9.4 8.2 4.6
Ghana 11.7 11.1 9.0 7.8 4.7
Ethiopia 10.4 12.0 8.9 8.1 5.9
Zimbabwe 8.4 8.9 10.4 6.4
Bolivia 7.9 8.6 8.0 5.0
Burkina Faso 14.6 8.4 8.3 5.4
Cambodia 15.5 9.3 8.4 7.2 4.5
Guatemala 8.7 8.3 7.7 4.4
Botswana 8.6 8.2 7.5 4.5
Rwanda 8.6 8.1 7.9 5.6
Afghanistan 7.5 8.0 7.7 5.4
Haiti 8.3 7.9 7.4 4.6
Congo, Rep. 8.4 7.7 7.0 4.5
Nicaragua 8.3 7.7 6.8 3.3
Senegal 7.8 7.5 7.3 4.9
Lesotho 7.3 7.3 7.5 5.1
Honduras 9.0 7.2 6.4 3.2
Gambia 11.6 7.1 6.3 4.7
Mongolia 9.0 7.0 5.6 3.0
Namibia 7.4 7.0 6.3 4.0
Philippines 7.8 6.9 5.9 3.5
Guinea 6.7 6.8 6.8 5.7
Comoros 5.3 6.8 6.9 4.9
Bhutan 6.4 6.8 6.1 2.6
Paraguay 9.2 8.0 6.6 5.8 3.5
Brunei 8.8 6.4 5.0 2.1
Liberia 6.4 6.4 6.3 4.7
Mauritania 6.2 6.4 6.3 4.9
Uzbekistan 6.2 5.2 3.6
Indonesia 8.0 6.9 6.2 5.2 2.8
Tajikistan 7.7 6.1 5.0 3.3
Kyrgyzstan 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.6
Bangladesh 6.2 6.0 5.3 2.9
Pakistan 6.2 5.9 5.6 4.2
Cabo Verde 6.6 5.7 4.8 2.4
Malaysia 6.7 5.6 4.8 2.4
Gabon 5.6 5.5 5.2 3.2
Myanmar 6.4 5.5 4.7 2.9
Yemen, Rep. 5.4 5.4 5.1 2.9
Vietnam 7.1 5.4 4.4 2.3
El Salvador 5.7 5.3 4.8 2.9
Azerbaijan 6.8 5.2 4.0 2.4
Mexico 5.5 5.1 4.4 2.4
Sudan 6.7 5.1 4.7 3.5
Jamaica 5.9 5.1 4.1 2.0
Jordan 5.5 5.1 4.1 1.9
Peru 9.9 6.0 5.1 4.5 2.5
Egypt 5.1 4.9 4.4 2.7
Dominican Republic 5.9 4.9 4.1 2.5
Kazakhstan 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.1
Ecuador 5.6 4.9 4.3 2.3
Libya 5.1 4.7 3.8 1.4
India 6.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 2.0
Guyana 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7
Panama 5.1 4.2 3.6 2.0
Eswatini 6.5 4.1 3.9 2.5
Colombia 4.8 4.0 3.3 1.8
Nepal 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.4
Brazil 7.4 4.6 3.9 3.3 1.8
Suriname 4.6 3.9 3.2 2.0
South Africa 4.5 3.8 3.4 2.2
Bahamas, The 4.8 3.8 3.2 1.9
Algeria 4.3 3.7 3.2 1.5
Israel 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.7
Iceland 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.0
China 3.9 3.4 2.7 1.3
Türkiye 5.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 1.4
Morocco 6.0 4.5 3.3 2.8 1.6
Thailand 3.9 3.2 2.6 1.4
Costa Rica 4.1 3.2 2.6 1.4
Ireland 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.8 1.6
Luxembourg 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.6 1.6
Mauritius 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.4
Chile 3.5 3.0 2.6 1.4
Uruguay 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 1.9
New Zealand 3.9 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.0
Trinidad and Tobago 3.8 2.9 2.4 1.4
Belarus 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.5 1.6
Australia 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.9
Russia 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.8
Tunisia 3.5 2.8 2.3 1.2
Malta 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.5
Sri Lanka 3.2 2.6 2.3 1.5
Norway 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.6
Singapore 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 1.1
Armenia 3.0 2.6 2.1 1.4
Switzerland 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.5
Albania 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.4
Lebanon 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.5
Netherlands 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.8
Slovak Republic 3.5 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.3
Canada 4.7 3.7 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.7
United States 3.9 3.8 3.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.7
Georgia 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.7
Lithuania 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.5
United Kingdom 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.7
Korea, Rep. 5.5 3.0 2.3 1.8 0.9
Moldova 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.7
Sweden 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.7
Cyprus 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.1
Denmark 3.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.7
Austria 3.0 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.3
Taiwan 9.2 4.9 3.0 2.3 1.8 0.9
Argentina 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.3
Hungary 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5
Estonia 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.4
Czechia 3.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.3
Poland 3.1 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.1
Germany 2.6 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.4
Slovenia 3.1 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.2
Belgium 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.3
Latvia 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.4
Spain 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 0.9
North Macedonia 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.2
Romania 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.2
Hong Kong 2.6 1.9 1.5 0.7
Ukraine 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.1
Bulgaria 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.2
Finland 3.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5
France 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4
Portugal 2.8 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.1
Serbia 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.1 1.7 1.5 0.9
Croatia 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1
Greece 2.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 0.9
Japan 4.9 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0
Italy 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.8

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