Syrian Arab Republic - Age dependency ratio

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 69.03 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 109.04 in 1979 and 69.03 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 99.43
1961 101.45
1962 103.41
1963 105.16
1964 106.52
1965 107.40
1966 107.78
1967 107.74
1968 107.48
1969 107.21
1970 107.08
1971 107.08
1972 107.19
1973 107.38
1974 107.64
1975 107.93
1976 108.25
1977 108.59
1978 108.88
1979 109.04
1980 109.02
1981 108.81
1982 108.40
1983 107.83
1984 107.14
1985 106.36
1986 105.49
1987 104.52
1988 103.36
1989 101.95
1990 100.26
1991 98.32
1992 96.21
1993 93.95
1994 91.56
1995 89.08
1996 86.48
1997 83.84
1998 81.35
1999 79.26
2000 77.71
2001 76.71
2002 76.12
2003 75.76
2004 75.37
2005 74.80
2006 74.02
2007 73.08
2008 71.95
2009 70.61
2010 69.03

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.67 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.68 in 1960 and a minimum value of 6.42 in 2004.

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 9.68
1961 9.67
1962 9.63
1963 9.55
1964 9.44
1965 9.29
1966 9.12
1967 8.93
1968 8.74
1969 8.54
1970 8.36
1971 8.19
1972 8.03
1973 7.88
1974 7.75
1975 7.63
1976 7.52
1977 7.43
1978 7.35
1979 7.28
1980 7.20
1981 7.12
1982 7.03
1983 6.96
1984 6.90
1985 6.85
1986 6.82
1987 6.81
1988 6.80
1989 6.79
1990 6.77
1991 6.74
1992 6.71
1993 6.68
1994 6.64
1995 6.61
1996 6.59
1997 6.58
1998 6.56
1999 6.54
2000 6.52
2001 6.49
2002 6.46
2003 6.43
2004 6.42
2005 6.43
2006 6.46
2007 6.51
2008 6.57
2009 6.63
2010 6.67

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

The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 62.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.83 in 1980 and a minimum value of 62.39 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 89.75
1961 91.78
1962 93.78
1963 95.61
1964 97.09
1965 98.11
1966 98.65
1967 98.81
1968 98.75
1969 98.67
1970 98.72
1971 98.90
1972 99.16
1973 99.50
1974 99.89
1975 100.30
1976 100.73
1977 101.16
1978 101.52
1979 101.76
1980 101.83
1981 101.69
1982 101.36
1983 100.87
1984 100.25
1985 99.51
1986 98.67
1987 97.71
1988 96.56
1989 95.17
1990 93.49
1991 91.58
1992 89.50
1993 87.27
1994 84.92
1995 82.46
1996 79.89
1997 77.26
1998 74.79
1999 72.72
2000 71.19
2001 70.21
2002 69.66
2003 69.33
2004 68.95
2005 68.37
2006 67.56
2007 66.57
2008 65.38
2009 63.98
2010 62.39

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population