Germany - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Germany was 55.38 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 58.91 in 1971 and 43.45 in 1986.
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 based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.08 |
| 1961 | 50.03 |
| 1962 | 51.20 |
| 1963 | 52.49 |
| 1964 | 53.71 |
| 1965 | 54.75 |
| 1966 | 55.97 |
| 1967 | 56.93 |
| 1968 | 57.66 |
| 1969 | 58.20 |
| 1970 | 58.55 |
| 1971 | 58.91 |
| 1972 | 58.91 |
| 1973 | 58.61 |
| 1974 | 58.13 |
| 1975 | 57.51 |
| 1976 | 56.63 |
| 1977 | 55.86 |
| 1978 | 55.00 |
| 1979 | 53.75 |
| 1980 | 52.03 |
| 1981 | 50.59 |
| 1982 | 48.68 |
| 1983 | 46.65 |
| 1984 | 44.97 |
| 1985 | 43.90 |
| 1986 | 43.45 |
| 1987 | 43.45 |
| 1988 | 43.80 |
| 1989 | 44.24 |
| 1990 | 44.62 |
| 1991 | 45.18 |
| 1992 | 45.63 |
| 1993 | 45.99 |
| 1994 | 46.28 |
| 1995 | 46.49 |
| 1996 | 46.65 |
| 1997 | 46.80 |
| 1998 | 46.95 |
| 1999 | 47.14 |
| 2000 | 47.41 |
| 2001 | 47.92 |
| 2002 | 48.43 |
| 2003 | 48.94 |
| 2004 | 49.44 |
| 2005 | 49.89 |
| 2006 | 50.36 |
| 2007 | 50.80 |
| 2008 | 51.20 |
| 2009 | 51.53 |
| 2010 | 51.79 |
| 2011 | 52.01 |
| 2012 | 52.10 |
| 2013 | 52.13 |
| 2014 | 52.24 |
| 2015 | 52.52 |
| 2016 | 52.91 |
| 2017 | 53.43 |
| 2018 | 54.04 |
| 2019 | 54.71 |
| 2020 | 55.38 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Germany was 33.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.70 in 2020 and a minimum value of 17.11 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 based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.11 |
| 1961 | 17.53 |
| 1962 | 17.96 |
| 1963 | 18.40 |
| 1964 | 18.84 |
| 1965 | 19.29 |
| 1966 | 19.80 |
| 1967 | 20.29 |
| 1968 | 20.75 |
| 1969 | 21.18 |
| 1970 | 21.57 |
| 1971 | 22.08 |
| 1972 | 22.51 |
| 1973 | 22.87 |
| 1974 | 23.17 |
| 1975 | 23.40 |
| 1976 | 23.75 |
| 1977 | 24.04 |
| 1978 | 24.20 |
| 1979 | 24.13 |
| 1980 | 23.79 |
| 1981 | 23.39 |
| 1982 | 22.74 |
| 1983 | 21.99 |
| 1984 | 21.36 |
| 1985 | 20.96 |
| 1986 | 20.85 |
| 1987 | 20.93 |
| 1988 | 21.14 |
| 1989 | 21.37 |
| 1990 | 21.56 |
| 1991 | 21.85 |
| 1992 | 22.12 |
| 1993 | 22.35 |
| 1994 | 22.53 |
| 1995 | 22.67 |
| 1996 | 23.00 |
| 1997 | 23.25 |
| 1998 | 23.48 |
| 1999 | 23.82 |
| 2000 | 24.30 |
| 2001 | 25.00 |
| 2002 | 25.82 |
| 2003 | 26.71 |
| 2004 | 27.55 |
| 2005 | 28.28 |
| 2006 | 29.06 |
| 2007 | 29.72 |
| 2008 | 30.28 |
| 2009 | 30.76 |
| 2010 | 31.20 |
| 2011 | 31.47 |
| 2012 | 31.67 |
| 2013 | 31.85 |
| 2014 | 32.07 |
| 2015 | 32.36 |
| 2016 | 32.55 |
| 2017 | 32.79 |
| 2018 | 33.06 |
| 2019 | 33.36 |
| 2020 | 33.70 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Germany was 21.68 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.03 in 1969 and a minimum value of 20.16 in 2015.
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 based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.98 |
| 1961 | 32.49 |
| 1962 | 33.24 |
| 1963 | 34.09 |
| 1964 | 34.86 |
| 1965 | 35.46 |
| 1966 | 36.17 |
| 1967 | 36.64 |
| 1968 | 36.91 |
| 1969 | 37.03 |
| 1970 | 36.98 |
| 1971 | 36.84 |
| 1972 | 36.40 |
| 1973 | 35.74 |
| 1974 | 34.96 |
| 1975 | 34.11 |
| 1976 | 32.88 |
| 1977 | 31.83 |
| 1978 | 30.80 |
| 1979 | 29.61 |
| 1980 | 28.23 |
| 1981 | 27.20 |
| 1982 | 25.94 |
| 1983 | 24.65 |
| 1984 | 23.61 |
| 1985 | 22.93 |
| 1986 | 22.59 |
| 1987 | 22.52 |
| 1988 | 22.66 |
| 1989 | 22.88 |
| 1990 | 23.07 |
| 1991 | 23.32 |
| 1992 | 23.51 |
| 1993 | 23.64 |
| 1994 | 23.74 |
| 1995 | 23.82 |
| 1996 | 23.65 |
| 1997 | 23.56 |
| 1998 | 23.47 |
| 1999 | 23.33 |
| 2000 | 23.10 |
| 2001 | 22.92 |
| 2002 | 22.61 |
| 2003 | 22.24 |
| 2004 | 21.89 |
| 2005 | 21.61 |
| 2006 | 21.31 |
| 2007 | 21.09 |
| 2008 | 20.93 |
| 2009 | 20.77 |
| 2010 | 20.60 |
| 2011 | 20.54 |
| 2012 | 20.42 |
| 2013 | 20.28 |
| 2014 | 20.18 |
| 2015 | 20.16 |
| 2016 | 20.36 |
| 2017 | 20.64 |
| 2018 | 20.98 |
| 2019 | 21.35 |
| 2020 | 21.68 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
