Bosnia and Herzegovina - Age dependency ratio

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 41.01 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 73.50 in 1962 and 41.01 in 2010.

Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

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Year Value
1960 72.64
1961 73.21
1962 73.50
1963 73.46
1964 73.08
1965 72.34
1966 71.24
1967 69.80
1968 68.15
1969 66.43
1970 64.75
1971 63.15
1972 61.61
1973 60.11
1974 58.63
1975 57.14
1976 55.66
1977 54.22
1978 52.80
1979 51.40
1980 50.01
1981 48.62
1982 47.28
1983 46.04
1984 45.01
1985 44.25
1986 43.77
1987 43.54
1988 43.47
1989 43.47
1990 43.47
1991 43.42
1992 43.34
1993 43.27
1994 43.26
1995 43.37
1996 43.62
1997 43.95
1998 44.27
1999 44.48
2000 44.52
2001 44.40
2002 44.13
2003 43.76
2004 43.34
2005 42.91
2006 42.51
2007 42.11
2008 41.73
2009 41.36
2010 41.01

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)

The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.79 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.79 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.00 in 1960.

Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.00
1961 6.09
1962 6.23
1963 6.40
1964 6.59
1965 6.78
1966 6.98
1967 7.19
1968 7.39
1969 7.59
1970 7.78
1971 7.97
1972 8.15
1973 8.31
1974 8.48
1975 8.63
1976 8.80
1977 8.97
1978 9.11
1979 9.16
1980 9.11
1981 8.95
1982 8.71
1983 8.44
1984 8.22
1985 8.09
1986 8.07
1987 8.14
1988 8.30
1989 8.51
1990 8.76
1991 9.08
1992 9.50
1993 10.06
1994 10.78
1995 11.64
1996 12.59
1997 13.53
1998 14.40
1999 15.21
2000 15.98
2001 16.73
2002 17.47
2003 18.15
2004 18.73
2005 19.15
2006 19.42
2007 19.56
2008 19.62
2009 19.68
2010 19.79

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 21.22 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.27 in 1962 and a minimum value of 21.22 in 2010.

Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

See also:

Year Value
1960 66.64
1961 67.12
1962 67.27
1963 67.07
1964 66.49
1965 65.56
1966 64.26
1967 62.61
1968 60.76
1969 58.84
1970 56.97
1971 55.18
1972 53.46
1973 51.80
1974 50.15
1975 48.50
1976 46.86
1977 45.25
1978 43.70
1979 42.24
1980 40.89
1981 39.67
1982 38.57
1983 37.60
1984 36.79
1985 36.16
1986 35.70
1987 35.39
1988 35.18
1989 34.97
1990 34.70
1991 34.34
1992 33.84
1993 33.22
1994 32.49
1995 31.73
1996 31.03
1997 30.42
1998 29.86
1999 29.26
2000 28.54
2001 27.67
2002 26.66
2003 25.61
2004 24.61
2005 23.76
2006 23.08
2007 22.55
2008 22.11
2009 21.68
2010 21.22

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population