Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)

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. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Dependency ratios capture variations in the proportions of children, elderly people, and working-age people in the population that imply the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. But dependency ratios show only the age composition of a population, not economic dependency. Some children and elderly people are part of the labor force, and many working-age people are not. Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.
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The World Bank
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
1960 6.05435366
1961 6.1115995
1962 6.18410518
1963 6.26281318
1964 6.33727085
1965 6.40955744
1966 6.48261332
1967 6.55283581
1968 6.61706407
1969 6.67198085
1970 6.71795667
1971 6.77350428
1972 6.84203483
1973 6.91081967
1974 6.97995248
1975 7.0523057
1976 7.12526379
1977 7.19464904
1978 7.2588229
1979 7.31461275
1980 7.35106336
1981 7.37185254
1982 7.39100632
1983 7.41146116
1984 7.43763652
1985 7.47438598
1986 7.52520619
1987 7.5904784
1988 7.66606837
1989 7.75050437
1990 7.83734825
1991 7.92737627
1992 8.02437509
1993 8.12785883
1994 8.23903046
1995 8.35061378
1996 8.45975068
1997 8.56790736
1998 8.67453195
1999 8.78080562
2000 8.88876712
2001 9.00268389
2002 9.12367822
2003 9.24820522
2004 9.37701976
2005 9.51361902
2006 9.65758726
2007 9.80317342
2008 9.95215528
2009 10.10686906
2010 10.2542657
2011 10.41734924
2012 10.6049736
2013 10.81156715
2014 11.04514233
2015 11.30228391
2016 11.56928537
2017 11.85445207
2018 12.16757815
2019 12.48834067
2020 12.77610038
2021 13.03174376
2022 13.32001654

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)

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. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Dependency ratios capture variations in the proportions of children, elderly people, and working-age people in the population that imply the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. But dependency ratios show only the age composition of a population, not economic dependency. Some children and elderly people are part of the labor force, and many working-age people are not. Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source