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| 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: 52.5 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Cape Verde | total dependency ratio: 52 youth dependency ratio: 45.1 elderly dependency ratio: 7 potential support ratio: 14.4 (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.) |
| 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.) |
| East Timor | total dependency ratio: 92.3 youth dependency ratio: 81.5 elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 potential support ratio: 9.3 (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 represent Gaza Strip 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 represent the Channel Islands (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.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | total dependency ratio: 78.4 youth dependency ratio: 72.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.7 (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 represent 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.) |
| Niger | total dependency ratio: 113 youth dependency ratio: 107.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 potential support ratio: 18.2 (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.) |
| 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 elderly dependency ratio: 10.8 potential support ratio: 9.3 (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.) |
| 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 represent Gaza Strip 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.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
