Tanzania - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Tanzania was 85.87 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 96.03 in 1978 and 85.87 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 | 92.64 |
| 1961 | 93.19 |
| 1962 | 93.22 |
| 1963 | 92.96 |
| 1964 | 92.69 |
| 1965 | 92.55 |
| 1966 | 93.10 |
| 1967 | 93.60 |
| 1968 | 94.03 |
| 1969 | 94.30 |
| 1970 | 94.38 |
| 1971 | 95.02 |
| 1972 | 95.35 |
| 1973 | 95.47 |
| 1974 | 95.44 |
| 1975 | 95.32 |
| 1976 | 95.74 |
| 1977 | 95.97 |
| 1978 | 96.03 |
| 1979 | 95.94 |
| 1980 | 95.69 |
| 1981 | 95.93 |
| 1982 | 95.90 |
| 1983 | 95.67 |
| 1984 | 95.32 |
| 1985 | 94.88 |
| 1986 | 94.90 |
| 1987 | 94.76 |
| 1988 | 94.47 |
| 1989 | 94.07 |
| 1990 | 93.57 |
| 1991 | 93.63 |
| 1992 | 93.48 |
| 1993 | 93.16 |
| 1994 | 92.66 |
| 1995 | 91.95 |
| 1996 | 91.89 |
| 1997 | 91.55 |
| 1998 | 91.02 |
| 1999 | 90.45 |
| 2000 | 89.96 |
| 2001 | 89.82 |
| 2002 | 89.81 |
| 2003 | 89.86 |
| 2004 | 89.85 |
| 2005 | 89.72 |
| 2006 | 90.02 |
| 2007 | 90.08 |
| 2008 | 90.02 |
| 2009 | 89.96 |
| 2010 | 89.96 |
| 2011 | 90.05 |
| 2012 | 90.08 |
| 2013 | 90.02 |
| 2014 | 89.83 |
| 2015 | 89.47 |
| 2016 | 88.93 |
| 2017 | 88.32 |
| 2018 | 87.62 |
| 2019 | 86.79 |
| 2020 | 85.87 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Tanzania was 4.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.13 in 1982 and a minimum value of 4.71 in 2010.
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 | 4.76 |
| 1961 | 4.81 |
| 1962 | 4.84 |
| 1963 | 4.86 |
| 1964 | 4.87 |
| 1965 | 4.89 |
| 1966 | 4.93 |
| 1967 | 4.96 |
| 1968 | 4.98 |
| 1969 | 5.00 |
| 1970 | 5.00 |
| 1971 | 5.04 |
| 1972 | 5.06 |
| 1973 | 5.07 |
| 1974 | 5.07 |
| 1975 | 5.07 |
| 1976 | 5.09 |
| 1977 | 5.11 |
| 1978 | 5.11 |
| 1979 | 5.11 |
| 1980 | 5.10 |
| 1981 | 5.12 |
| 1982 | 5.13 |
| 1983 | 5.13 |
| 1984 | 5.12 |
| 1985 | 5.11 |
| 1986 | 5.12 |
| 1987 | 5.13 |
| 1988 | 5.12 |
| 1989 | 5.10 |
| 1990 | 5.08 |
| 1991 | 5.09 |
| 1992 | 5.08 |
| 1993 | 5.07 |
| 1994 | 5.04 |
| 1995 | 5.01 |
| 1996 | 5.02 |
| 1997 | 5.02 |
| 1998 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 4.96 |
| 2000 | 4.92 |
| 2001 | 4.92 |
| 2002 | 4.92 |
| 2003 | 4.89 |
| 2004 | 4.86 |
| 2005 | 4.81 |
| 2006 | 4.81 |
| 2007 | 4.80 |
| 2008 | 4.77 |
| 2009 | 4.74 |
| 2010 | 4.71 |
| 2011 | 4.75 |
| 2012 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.80 |
| 2014 | 4.81 |
| 2015 | 4.81 |
| 2016 | 4.84 |
| 2017 | 4.87 |
| 2018 | 4.88 |
| 2019 | 4.89 |
| 2020 | 4.91 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Tanzania was 80.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.92 in 1978 and a minimum value of 80.95 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 | 87.88 |
| 1961 | 88.38 |
| 1962 | 88.38 |
| 1963 | 88.10 |
| 1964 | 87.82 |
| 1965 | 87.66 |
| 1966 | 88.17 |
| 1967 | 88.64 |
| 1968 | 89.05 |
| 1969 | 89.30 |
| 1970 | 89.38 |
| 1971 | 89.98 |
| 1972 | 90.29 |
| 1973 | 90.40 |
| 1974 | 90.37 |
| 1975 | 90.25 |
| 1976 | 90.64 |
| 1977 | 90.86 |
| 1978 | 90.92 |
| 1979 | 90.83 |
| 1980 | 90.59 |
| 1981 | 90.80 |
| 1982 | 90.77 |
| 1983 | 90.54 |
| 1984 | 90.20 |
| 1985 | 89.77 |
| 1986 | 89.78 |
| 1987 | 89.63 |
| 1988 | 89.35 |
| 1989 | 88.96 |
| 1990 | 88.49 |
| 1991 | 88.54 |
| 1992 | 88.39 |
| 1993 | 88.09 |
| 1994 | 87.62 |
| 1995 | 86.94 |
| 1996 | 86.86 |
| 1997 | 86.53 |
| 1998 | 86.02 |
| 1999 | 85.49 |
| 2000 | 85.04 |
| 2001 | 84.89 |
| 2002 | 84.89 |
| 2003 | 84.97 |
| 2004 | 85.00 |
| 2005 | 84.91 |
| 2006 | 85.21 |
| 2007 | 85.29 |
| 2008 | 85.25 |
| 2009 | 85.22 |
| 2010 | 85.24 |
| 2011 | 85.31 |
| 2012 | 85.30 |
| 2013 | 85.22 |
| 2014 | 85.01 |
| 2015 | 84.66 |
| 2016 | 84.09 |
| 2017 | 83.46 |
| 2018 | 82.74 |
| 2019 | 81.90 |
| 2020 | 80.95 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
