China - Age dependency ratio

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in China was 38.21 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 78.49 in 1964 and 38.21 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 77.33
1961 77.86
1962 78.22
1963 78.42
1964 78.49
1965 78.44
1966 78.24
1967 77.92
1968 77.58
1969 77.35
1970 77.28
1971 77.41
1972 77.65
1973 77.82
1974 77.68
1975 77.08
1976 76.02
1977 74.58
1978 72.80
1979 70.75
1980 68.52
1981 66.12
1982 63.63
1983 61.19
1984 58.94
1985 56.99
1986 55.33
1987 53.95
1988 52.85
1989 52.01
1990 51.42
1991 51.08
1992 50.95
1993 50.93
1994 50.90
1995 50.77
1996 50.54
1997 50.20
1998 49.72
1999 49.03
2000 48.12
2001 46.98
2002 45.65
2003 44.24
2004 42.89
2005 41.71
2006 40.72
2007 39.90
2008 39.23
2009 38.67
2010 38.21

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in China was 11.32 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.32 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.59 in 1965.

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.

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Year Value
1960 7.09
1961 7.00
1962 6.87
1963 6.74
1964 6.63
1965 6.59
1966 6.62
1967 6.70
1968 6.82
1969 6.97
1970 7.14
1971 7.32
1972 7.53
1973 7.74
1974 7.94
1975 8.11
1976 8.27
1977 8.40
1978 8.51
1979 8.60
1980 8.69
1981 8.76
1982 8.82
1983 8.86
1984 8.90
1985 8.92
1986 8.92
1987 8.92
1988 8.92
1989 8.95
1990 9.00
1991 9.08
1992 9.20
1993 9.33
1994 9.48
1995 9.63
1996 9.79
1997 9.96
1998 10.12
1999 10.26
2000 10.38
2001 10.47
2002 10.55
2003 10.61
2004 10.67
2005 10.74
2006 10.81
2007 10.89
2008 11.00
2009 11.14
2010 11.32

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in China was 26.89 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.86 in 1964 and a minimum value of 26.89 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 70.24
1961 70.86
1962 71.35
1963 71.69
1964 71.86
1965 71.84
1966 71.62
1967 71.22
1968 70.76
1969 70.38
1970 70.15
1971 70.09
1972 70.12
1973 70.08
1974 69.74
1975 68.97
1976 67.75
1977 66.18
1978 64.29
1979 62.15
1980 59.83
1981 57.37
1982 54.82
1983 52.32
1984 50.04
1985 48.07
1986 46.41
1987 45.03
1988 43.92
1989 43.06
1990 42.43
1991 42.00
1992 41.75
1993 41.60
1994 41.42
1995 41.14
1996 40.75
1997 40.25
1998 39.60
1999 38.77
2000 37.75
2001 36.51
2002 35.10
2003 33.62
2004 32.22
2005 30.97
2006 29.91
2007 29.00
2008 28.23
2009 27.53
2010 26.89

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population