Puerto Rico - Age dependency ratio

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Puerto Rico was 51.18 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 92.02 in 1960 and 51.18 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 92.02
1961 90.08
1962 87.36
1963 84.40
1964 81.78
1965 79.82
1966 78.60
1967 77.93
1968 77.47
1969 76.78
1970 75.59
1971 73.83
1972 71.70
1973 69.52
1974 67.68
1975 66.38
1976 65.67
1977 65.41
1978 65.41
1979 65.39
1980 65.19
1981 64.77
1982 64.18
1983 63.48
1984 62.73
1985 62.00
1986 61.29
1987 60.57
1988 59.86
1989 59.16
1990 58.48
1991 57.83
1992 57.21
1993 56.63
1994 56.09
1995 55.59
1996 55.13
1997 54.71
1998 54.33
1999 53.99
2000 53.68
2001 53.41
2002 53.17
2003 52.95
2004 52.73
2005 52.48
2006 52.20
2007 51.91
2008 51.62
2009 51.37
2010 51.18

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Puerto Rico was 19.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.39 in 2010 and a minimum value of 10.00 in 1963.

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 10.01
1961 10.07
1962 10.04
1963 10.00
1964 10.01
1965 10.12
1966 10.37
1967 10.72
1968 11.09
1969 11.35
1970 11.42
1971 11.26
1972 10.94
1973 10.60
1974 10.40
1975 10.45
1976 10.77
1977 11.30
1978 11.94
1979 12.55
1980 13.02
1981 13.35
1982 13.55
1983 13.69
1984 13.83
1985 14.02
1986 14.27
1987 14.55
1988 14.85
1989 15.13
1990 15.38
1991 15.58
1992 15.75
1993 15.90
1994 16.06
1995 16.23
1996 16.42
1997 16.62
1998 16.84
1999 17.06
2000 17.28
2001 17.50
2002 17.74
2003 17.97
2004 18.19
2005 18.40
2006 18.58
2007 18.74
2008 18.91
2009 19.12
2010 19.39

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Puerto Rico was 31.80 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.01 in 1960 and a minimum value of 31.80 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 82.01
1961 80.01
1962 77.32
1963 74.40
1964 71.77
1965 69.70
1966 68.23
1967 67.21
1968 66.38
1969 65.44
1970 64.18
1971 62.57
1972 60.76
1973 58.92
1974 57.27
1975 55.93
1976 54.90
1977 54.11
1978 53.46
1979 52.84
1980 52.17
1981 51.42
1982 50.63
1983 49.78
1984 48.90
1985 47.98
1986 47.02
1987 46.02
1988 45.01
1989 44.03
1990 43.11
1991 42.25
1992 41.46
1993 40.73
1994 40.04
1995 39.36
1996 38.71
1997 38.09
1998 37.49
1999 36.93
2000 36.40
2001 35.91
2002 35.44
2003 34.99
2004 34.54
2005 34.08
2006 33.63
2007 33.17
2008 32.71
2009 32.25
2010 31.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population