Ghana - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Ghana was 67.42 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 98.73 in 1978 and 67.42 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 | 86.81 |
| 1961 | 87.53 |
| 1962 | 87.62 |
| 1963 | 87.41 |
| 1964 | 87.34 |
| 1965 | 87.57 |
| 1966 | 89.38 |
| 1967 | 91.27 |
| 1968 | 93.12 |
| 1969 | 94.71 |
| 1970 | 95.92 |
| 1971 | 96.98 |
| 1972 | 97.63 |
| 1973 | 97.89 |
| 1974 | 97.80 |
| 1975 | 97.40 |
| 1976 | 98.22 |
| 1977 | 98.64 |
| 1978 | 98.73 |
| 1979 | 98.57 |
| 1980 | 98.28 |
| 1981 | 97.15 |
| 1982 | 95.94 |
| 1983 | 94.69 |
| 1984 | 93.43 |
| 1985 | 92.20 |
| 1986 | 91.59 |
| 1987 | 90.92 |
| 1988 | 90.22 |
| 1989 | 89.48 |
| 1990 | 88.73 |
| 1991 | 88.36 |
| 1992 | 87.81 |
| 1993 | 87.15 |
| 1994 | 86.45 |
| 1995 | 85.73 |
| 1996 | 85.32 |
| 1997 | 84.92 |
| 1998 | 84.44 |
| 1999 | 83.78 |
| 2000 | 82.92 |
| 2001 | 82.14 |
| 2002 | 81.10 |
| 2003 | 79.91 |
| 2004 | 78.71 |
| 2005 | 77.59 |
| 2006 | 76.54 |
| 2007 | 75.56 |
| 2008 | 74.63 |
| 2009 | 73.71 |
| 2010 | 72.78 |
| 2011 | 72.29 |
| 2012 | 71.77 |
| 2013 | 71.23 |
| 2014 | 70.66 |
| 2015 | 70.06 |
| 2016 | 69.65 |
| 2017 | 69.12 |
| 2018 | 68.53 |
| 2019 | 67.96 |
| 2020 | 67.42 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Ghana was 5.26 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.36 in 1996 and a minimum value of 4.38 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 | 4.38 |
| 1961 | 4.42 |
| 1962 | 4.44 |
| 1963 | 4.45 |
| 1964 | 4.46 |
| 1965 | 4.47 |
| 1966 | 4.56 |
| 1967 | 4.65 |
| 1968 | 4.72 |
| 1969 | 4.78 |
| 1970 | 4.82 |
| 1971 | 4.90 |
| 1972 | 4.96 |
| 1973 | 5.00 |
| 1974 | 5.02 |
| 1975 | 5.03 |
| 1976 | 5.12 |
| 1977 | 5.20 |
| 1978 | 5.25 |
| 1979 | 5.28 |
| 1980 | 5.30 |
| 1981 | 5.31 |
| 1982 | 5.31 |
| 1983 | 5.30 |
| 1984 | 5.28 |
| 1985 | 5.26 |
| 1986 | 5.29 |
| 1987 | 5.30 |
| 1988 | 5.31 |
| 1989 | 5.31 |
| 1990 | 5.30 |
| 1991 | 5.33 |
| 1992 | 5.35 |
| 1993 | 5.35 |
| 1994 | 5.35 |
| 1995 | 5.35 |
| 1996 | 5.36 |
| 1997 | 5.36 |
| 1998 | 5.34 |
| 1999 | 5.31 |
| 2000 | 5.26 |
| 2001 | 5.24 |
| 2002 | 5.20 |
| 2003 | 5.14 |
| 2004 | 5.08 |
| 2005 | 5.01 |
| 2006 | 4.99 |
| 2007 | 4.96 |
| 2008 | 4.93 |
| 2009 | 4.91 |
| 2010 | 4.90 |
| 2011 | 4.95 |
| 2012 | 5.00 |
| 2013 | 5.05 |
| 2014 | 5.09 |
| 2015 | 5.11 |
| 2016 | 5.14 |
| 2017 | 5.16 |
| 2018 | 5.17 |
| 2019 | 5.20 |
| 2020 | 5.26 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Ghana was 62.17 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.48 in 1978 and a minimum value of 62.17 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 | 82.43 |
| 1961 | 83.11 |
| 1962 | 83.18 |
| 1963 | 82.96 |
| 1964 | 82.88 |
| 1965 | 83.11 |
| 1966 | 84.81 |
| 1967 | 86.62 |
| 1968 | 88.40 |
| 1969 | 89.93 |
| 1970 | 91.09 |
| 1971 | 92.08 |
| 1972 | 92.67 |
| 1973 | 92.89 |
| 1974 | 92.78 |
| 1975 | 92.37 |
| 1976 | 93.09 |
| 1977 | 93.45 |
| 1978 | 93.48 |
| 1979 | 93.29 |
| 1980 | 92.98 |
| 1981 | 91.84 |
| 1982 | 90.62 |
| 1983 | 89.38 |
| 1984 | 88.15 |
| 1985 | 86.94 |
| 1986 | 86.30 |
| 1987 | 85.62 |
| 1988 | 84.91 |
| 1989 | 84.17 |
| 1990 | 83.42 |
| 1991 | 83.03 |
| 1992 | 82.46 |
| 1993 | 81.80 |
| 1994 | 81.10 |
| 1995 | 80.38 |
| 1996 | 79.96 |
| 1997 | 79.56 |
| 1998 | 79.10 |
| 1999 | 78.47 |
| 2000 | 77.65 |
| 2001 | 76.90 |
| 2002 | 75.90 |
| 2003 | 74.76 |
| 2004 | 73.63 |
| 2005 | 72.57 |
| 2006 | 71.55 |
| 2007 | 70.60 |
| 2008 | 69.70 |
| 2009 | 68.79 |
| 2010 | 67.88 |
| 2011 | 67.34 |
| 2012 | 66.77 |
| 2013 | 66.18 |
| 2014 | 65.57 |
| 2015 | 64.95 |
| 2016 | 64.50 |
| 2017 | 63.96 |
| 2018 | 63.36 |
| 2019 | 62.76 |
| 2020 | 62.17 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
