Iran - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Iran was 39.22 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 97.02 in 1989 and 39.22 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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.07 |
| 1961 | 85.77 |
| 1962 | 87.31 |
| 1963 | 88.64 |
| 1964 | 89.69 |
| 1965 | 90.42 |
| 1966 | 90.82 |
| 1967 | 90.92 |
| 1968 | 90.78 |
| 1969 | 90.45 |
| 1970 | 90.00 |
| 1971 | 89.46 |
| 1972 | 88.87 |
| 1973 | 88.26 |
| 1974 | 87.62 |
| 1975 | 87.01 |
| 1976 | 86.38 |
| 1977 | 85.79 |
| 1978 | 85.43 |
| 1979 | 85.51 |
| 1980 | 86.15 |
| 1981 | 87.32 |
| 1982 | 88.89 |
| 1983 | 90.68 |
| 1984 | 92.44 |
| 1985 | 93.99 |
| 1986 | 95.29 |
| 1987 | 96.30 |
| 1988 | 96.91 |
| 1989 | 97.02 |
| 1990 | 96.55 |
| 1991 | 95.51 |
| 1992 | 93.90 |
| 1993 | 91.71 |
| 1994 | 88.95 |
| 1995 | 85.66 |
| 1996 | 82.01 |
| 1997 | 78.09 |
| 1998 | 73.95 |
| 1999 | 69.62 |
| 2000 | 65.16 |
| 2001 | 60.57 |
| 2002 | 55.99 |
| 2003 | 51.73 |
| 2004 | 48.07 |
| 2005 | 45.18 |
| 2006 | 43.03 |
| 2007 | 41.51 |
| 2008 | 40.48 |
| 2009 | 39.76 |
| 2010 | 39.22 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Iran was 7.28 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.69 in 1960 and a minimum value of 5.55 in 1982.
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 | 7.69 |
| 1961 | 7.53 |
| 1962 | 7.38 |
| 1963 | 7.23 |
| 1964 | 7.09 |
| 1965 | 6.96 |
| 1966 | 6.84 |
| 1967 | 6.73 |
| 1968 | 6.63 |
| 1969 | 6.53 |
| 1970 | 6.44 |
| 1971 | 6.36 |
| 1972 | 6.29 |
| 1973 | 6.22 |
| 1974 | 6.14 |
| 1975 | 6.04 |
| 1976 | 5.94 |
| 1977 | 5.83 |
| 1978 | 5.73 |
| 1979 | 5.65 |
| 1980 | 5.60 |
| 1981 | 5.56 |
| 1982 | 5.55 |
| 1983 | 5.57 |
| 1984 | 5.64 |
| 1985 | 5.75 |
| 1986 | 5.91 |
| 1987 | 6.11 |
| 1988 | 6.33 |
| 1989 | 6.54 |
| 1990 | 6.73 |
| 1991 | 6.89 |
| 1992 | 7.03 |
| 1993 | 7.15 |
| 1994 | 7.24 |
| 1995 | 7.31 |
| 1996 | 7.35 |
| 1997 | 7.36 |
| 1998 | 7.36 |
| 1999 | 7.36 |
| 2000 | 7.38 |
| 2001 | 7.40 |
| 2002 | 7.44 |
| 2003 | 7.47 |
| 2004 | 7.48 |
| 2005 | 7.47 |
| 2006 | 7.44 |
| 2007 | 7.39 |
| 2008 | 7.34 |
| 2009 | 7.30 |
| 2010 | 7.28 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Iran was 31.94 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.58 in 1988 and a minimum value of 31.94 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 | 76.39 |
| 1961 | 78.24 |
| 1962 | 79.93 |
| 1963 | 81.41 |
| 1964 | 82.60 |
| 1965 | 83.46 |
| 1966 | 83.98 |
| 1967 | 84.19 |
| 1968 | 84.15 |
| 1969 | 83.92 |
| 1970 | 83.55 |
| 1971 | 83.10 |
| 1972 | 82.58 |
| 1973 | 82.04 |
| 1974 | 81.49 |
| 1975 | 80.96 |
| 1976 | 80.44 |
| 1977 | 79.95 |
| 1978 | 79.69 |
| 1979 | 79.86 |
| 1980 | 80.55 |
| 1981 | 81.76 |
| 1982 | 83.34 |
| 1983 | 85.10 |
| 1984 | 86.80 |
| 1985 | 88.24 |
| 1986 | 89.37 |
| 1987 | 90.18 |
| 1988 | 90.58 |
| 1989 | 90.47 |
| 1990 | 89.82 |
| 1991 | 88.62 |
| 1992 | 86.87 |
| 1993 | 84.56 |
| 1994 | 81.70 |
| 1995 | 78.35 |
| 1996 | 74.66 |
| 1997 | 70.72 |
| 1998 | 66.59 |
| 1999 | 62.26 |
| 2000 | 57.78 |
| 2001 | 53.17 |
| 2002 | 48.56 |
| 2003 | 44.26 |
| 2004 | 40.59 |
| 2005 | 37.70 |
| 2006 | 35.60 |
| 2007 | 34.13 |
| 2008 | 33.14 |
| 2009 | 32.46 |
| 2010 | 31.94 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
