Botswana - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Botswana was 61.07 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 107.85 in 1980 and 61.07 in 2020.
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 | 92.06 |
| 1961 | 93.99 |
| 1962 | 96.52 |
| 1963 | 99.25 |
| 1964 | 101.51 |
| 1965 | 102.97 |
| 1966 | 104.66 |
| 1967 | 105.69 |
| 1968 | 106.21 |
| 1969 | 106.55 |
| 1970 | 106.90 |
| 1971 | 107.10 |
| 1972 | 107.04 |
| 1973 | 106.83 |
| 1974 | 106.54 |
| 1975 | 106.26 |
| 1976 | 106.29 |
| 1977 | 106.51 |
| 1978 | 106.92 |
| 1979 | 107.42 |
| 1980 | 107.85 |
| 1981 | 107.51 |
| 1982 | 106.95 |
| 1983 | 106.16 |
| 1984 | 105.14 |
| 1985 | 103.94 |
| 1986 | 102.35 |
| 1987 | 100.38 |
| 1988 | 98.11 |
| 1989 | 95.69 |
| 1990 | 93.24 |
| 1991 | 91.37 |
| 1992 | 89.55 |
| 1993 | 87.68 |
| 1994 | 85.57 |
| 1995 | 83.18 |
| 1996 | 81.21 |
| 1997 | 78.93 |
| 1998 | 76.51 |
| 1999 | 74.21 |
| 2000 | 72.15 |
| 2001 | 70.51 |
| 2002 | 69.14 |
| 2003 | 67.96 |
| 2004 | 66.84 |
| 2005 | 65.75 |
| 2006 | 64.97 |
| 2007 | 64.14 |
| 2008 | 63.32 |
| 2009 | 62.61 |
| 2010 | 62.04 |
| 2011 | 62.09 |
| 2012 | 62.33 |
| 2013 | 62.67 |
| 2014 | 63.00 |
| 2015 | 63.27 |
| 2016 | 63.06 |
| 2017 | 62.67 |
| 2018 | 62.17 |
| 2019 | 61.63 |
| 2020 | 61.07 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Botswana was 7.27 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.24 in 1961 and a minimum value of 5.21 in 2005.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.24 |
| 1961 | 8.24 |
| 1962 | 8.20 |
| 1963 | 8.15 |
| 1964 | 8.11 |
| 1965 | 8.07 |
| 1966 | 8.11 |
| 1967 | 8.15 |
| 1968 | 8.15 |
| 1969 | 8.12 |
| 1970 | 8.04 |
| 1971 | 7.94 |
| 1972 | 7.81 |
| 1973 | 7.66 |
| 1974 | 7.48 |
| 1975 | 7.28 |
| 1976 | 7.16 |
| 1977 | 7.08 |
| 1978 | 7.03 |
| 1979 | 7.02 |
| 1980 | 7.04 |
| 1981 | 6.89 |
| 1982 | 6.71 |
| 1983 | 6.53 |
| 1984 | 6.38 |
| 1985 | 6.26 |
| 1986 | 6.21 |
| 1987 | 6.21 |
| 1988 | 6.25 |
| 1989 | 6.30 |
| 1990 | 6.35 |
| 1991 | 6.32 |
| 1992 | 6.26 |
| 1993 | 6.18 |
| 1994 | 6.08 |
| 1995 | 5.96 |
| 1996 | 5.89 |
| 1997 | 5.80 |
| 1998 | 5.72 |
| 1999 | 5.66 |
| 2000 | 5.60 |
| 2001 | 5.52 |
| 2002 | 5.43 |
| 2003 | 5.34 |
| 2004 | 5.26 |
| 2005 | 5.21 |
| 2006 | 5.24 |
| 2007 | 5.28 |
| 2008 | 5.32 |
| 2009 | 5.36 |
| 2010 | 5.37 |
| 2011 | 5.55 |
| 2012 | 5.72 |
| 2013 | 5.88 |
| 2014 | 6.06 |
| 2015 | 6.26 |
| 2016 | 6.45 |
| 2017 | 6.65 |
| 2018 | 6.85 |
| 2019 | 7.06 |
| 2020 | 7.27 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Botswana was 53.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.81 in 1980 and a minimum value of 53.80 in 2020.
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 | 83.82 |
| 1961 | 85.75 |
| 1962 | 88.31 |
| 1963 | 91.09 |
| 1964 | 93.40 |
| 1965 | 94.90 |
| 1966 | 96.55 |
| 1967 | 97.54 |
| 1968 | 98.06 |
| 1969 | 98.44 |
| 1970 | 98.86 |
| 1971 | 99.16 |
| 1972 | 99.23 |
| 1973 | 99.16 |
| 1974 | 99.06 |
| 1975 | 98.98 |
| 1976 | 99.12 |
| 1977 | 99.43 |
| 1978 | 99.89 |
| 1979 | 100.40 |
| 1980 | 100.81 |
| 1981 | 100.62 |
| 1982 | 100.23 |
| 1983 | 99.62 |
| 1984 | 98.77 |
| 1985 | 97.67 |
| 1986 | 96.14 |
| 1987 | 94.17 |
| 1988 | 91.85 |
| 1989 | 89.39 |
| 1990 | 86.89 |
| 1991 | 85.05 |
| 1992 | 83.29 |
| 1993 | 81.50 |
| 1994 | 79.49 |
| 1995 | 77.22 |
| 1996 | 75.33 |
| 1997 | 73.13 |
| 1998 | 70.79 |
| 1999 | 68.56 |
| 2000 | 66.54 |
| 2001 | 64.98 |
| 2002 | 63.71 |
| 2003 | 62.62 |
| 2004 | 61.58 |
| 2005 | 60.53 |
| 2006 | 59.73 |
| 2007 | 58.86 |
| 2008 | 57.99 |
| 2009 | 57.25 |
| 2010 | 56.66 |
| 2011 | 56.54 |
| 2012 | 56.61 |
| 2013 | 56.78 |
| 2014 | 56.94 |
| 2015 | 57.01 |
| 2016 | 56.60 |
| 2017 | 56.02 |
| 2018 | 55.32 |
| 2019 | 54.57 |
| 2020 | 53.80 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
