Population
Dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Africa, Brazil. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
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Latest known value: 57.9% for United Kingdom in 2025, over a series running from 1960 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Italy, 58.12%) to the lowest (China, 43.51%).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Africa | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.9% | 58.12% | 52.12% | 55.77% | 55.01% | 43.51% | 48.39% | 44.65% |
| 2024 | 57.94% | 57.52% | 51.67% | 55.09% | 54.45% | 44.24% | 48.31% | 44.33% |
| 2023 | 57.85% | 57.14% | 51.31% | 54.63% | 53.91% | 44.73% | 48.37% | 44.03% |
| 2022 | 57.63% | 57.03% | 51.02% | 54.45% | 53.38% | 44.73% | 48.55% | 43.79% |
| 2021 | 57.61% | 56.93% | 50.88% | 54.2% | 52.95% | 44.48% | 48.92% | 43.64% |
| 2020 | 57.66% | 56.75% | 50.96% | 53.82% | 52.59% | 44.09% | 49.5% | 43.59% |
| 2019 | 57.43% | 56.56% | 51.13% | 53.51% | 52.16% | 43.39% | 50.09% | 43.54% |
| 2018 | 57% | 56.31% | 51.21% | 53.26% | 51.69% | 42.54% | 50.68% | 43.43% |
| 2017 | 56.48% | 56.13% | 51.09% | 52.98% | 51.24% | 41.51% | 51.27% | 43.37% |
| 2016 | 55.92% | 55.92% | 50.8% | 52.7% | 50.79% | 40.44% | 51.06% | 43.44% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | 55.61% | 50.46% | 52.43% | 50.38% | 39.61% | 50.78% | 43.59% |
| 2014 | 54.84% | 55.1% | 49.94% | 52.01% | 49.96% | 38.88% | 51.14% | 43.82% |
| 2013 | 54.15% | 54.44% | 49.08% | 51.43% | 49.5% | 38.24% | 51.46% | 44.18% |
| 2012 | 53.23% | 53.77% | 48.18% | 50.65% | 48.99% | 37.72% | 51.87% | 44.64% |
| 2011 | 52.28% | 53.13% | 47.44% | 49.63% | 48.51% | 37.36% | 52.36% | 45.16% |
| 2010 | 51.74% | 52.66% | 46.66% | 48.94% | 48.25% | 37.24% | 53.02% | 45.72% |
| 2009 | 51.44% | 52.33% | 45.85% | 48.64% | 48.1% | 37.26% | 53.67% | 46.31% |
| 2008 | 51.19% | 52.05% | 45.2% | 48.38% | 47.92% | 37.4% | 54.2% | 46.93% |
| 2007 | 51.16% | 51.9% | 44.98% | 48.25% | 47.77% | 37.71% | 54.85% | 47.58% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | 51.56% | 45.09% | 48.21% | 47.8% | 38.21% | 55.69% | 48.27% |
| 2005 | 51.83% | 50.95% | 45.04% | 48.17% | 48.1% | 39.24% | 56.65% | 49.01% |
| 2004 | 52.22% | 50.34% | 45.22% | 48.05% | 48.5% | 40.69% | 57.86% | 49.83% |
| 2003 | 52.36% | 49.86% | 45.69% | 47.88% | 48.87% | 42.09% | 59.46% | 50.75% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | 49.35% | 45.97% | 47.78% | 49.25% | 43.53% | 61.41% | 51.75% |
| 2001 | 52.88% | 48.71% | 45.92% | 47.72% | 49.64% | 44.97% | 63.54% | 52.82% |
| 2000 | 53.43% | 48.13% | 45.7% | 47.6% | 50.04% | 46.12% | 65.7% | 53.93% |
| 1999 | 53.98% | 47.54% | 45.64% | 47.4% | 50.45% | 47.03% | 67.82% | 55.08% |
| 1998 | 54.35% | 47.02% | 45.67% | 47.16% | 50.87% | 47.79% | 69.84% | 56.25% |
| 1997 | 54.61% | 46.55% | 45.76% | 46.9% | 51.29% | 48.68% | 71.62% | 57.44% |
| 1996 | 54.82% | 46.08% | 45.98% | 46.68% | 51.68% | 49.65% | 72.03% | 58.65% |
| 1995 | 55.01% | 46.28% | 46.37% | 46.48% | 51.97% | 50.35% | 71.47% | 59.87% |
| 1994 | 55.12% | 45.92% | 46.93% | 46.21% | 52.14% | 50.88% | 70.18% | 61.08% |
| 1993 | 55.05% | 45.01% | 47.57% | 45.94% | 52.16% | 51.24% | 70.2% | 62.28% |
| 1992 | 54.78% | 44.75% | 48.3% | 45.69% | 52% | 51.47% | 71.1% | 63.46% |
| 1991 | 54.34% | 45.12% | 49.11% | 45.43% | 51.65% | 51.75% | 70.85% | 64.58% |
| 1990 | 53.89% | 45.83% | 50% | 45.18% | 51.24% | 51.84% | 71.48% | 65.59% |
| 1989 | 53.54% | 46.2% | 50.88% | 45% | 50.77% | 51.93% | 72.59% | 66.51% |
| 1988 | 52.88% | 46.62% | 51.69% | 44.93% | 50.28% | 52.55% | 73.55% | 67.33% |
| 1987 | 52.37% | 47.02% | 52.47% | 45.07% | 49.89% | 53.49% | 74.4% | 68.09% |
| 1986 | 52.38% | 47.53% | 53.26% | 45.48% | 49.71% | 54.7% | 75.2% | 68.75% |
| 1985 | 52.38% | 48.09% | 54.11% | 46.07% | 49.77% | 56.47% | 75.97% | 69.34% |
| 1984 | 52.59% | 48.97% | 55.08% | 47% | 49.88% | 58.69% | 76.72% | 69.88% |
| 1983 | 53.35% | 50.49% | 56.09% | 48.12% | 49.92% | 61.27% | 77.5% | 70.38% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | 52.12% | 57.09% | 49.16% | 49.94% | 63.5% | 78.41% | 70.89% |
| 1981 | 55.37% | 53.59% | 58.16% | 50.14% | 50.05% | 65.46% | 79.56% | 71.5% |
| 1980 | 56.18% | 54.98% | 59.03% | 51.13% | 50.32% | 68.05% | 80.93% | 72.24% |
| 1979 | 56.92% | 56.07% | 59.62% | 52.19% | 50.79% | 70.98% | 81.97% | 73.11% |
| 1978 | 57.66% | 56.7% | 60.12% | 53.28% | 51.5% | 74.66% | 82.61% | 74.11% |
| 1977 | 58.4% | 57.06% | 60.35% | 54.35% | 52.4% | 78.28% | 83.25% | 75.22% |
| 1976 | 59.15% | 57.28% | 60.37% | 55.45% | 53.54% | 79.54% | 83.72% | 76.38% |
| 1975 | 59.75% | 57.38% | 60.34% | 56.59% | 54.88% | 79.2% | 84.02% | 77.61% |
| 1974 | 60.08% | 57.25% | 60.47% | 57.59% | 56.3% | 78.71% | 84.27% | 78.87% |
| 1973 | 60.15% | 56.93% | 60.59% | 58.42% | 57.83% | 78.47% | 84.46% | 80.15% |
| 1972 | 60% | 56.55% | 60.5% | 59.06% | 59.41% | 79.12% | 84.59% | 81.4% |
| 1971 | 59.65% | 56.11% | 60.31% | 59.53% | 60.85% | 79.84% | 84.66% | 82.64% |
| 1970 | 59.13% | 55.62% | 59.92% | 59.89% | 61.99% | 80.18% | 84.61% | 83.85% |
| 1969 | 58.47% | 55.06% | 59.4% | 60.1% | 63% | 80.63% | 84.46% | 85.03% |
| 1968 | 57.69% | 54.51% | 58.87% | 60.26% | 64.08% | 80.83% | 84.27% | 86.15% |
| 1967 | 56.85% | 53.95% | 58.32% | 60.41% | 65.12% | 81.55% | 84.04% | 87.13% |
| 1966 | 56.03% | 53.37% | 57.7% | 60.58% | 66% | 82.3% | 83.78% | 87.92% |
| 1965 | 55.29% | 52.91% | 56.9% | 60.85% | 66.56% | 82.16% | 83.51% | 88.5% |
| 1964 | 54.59% | 52.58% | 56.24% | 61.15% | 66.88% | 81.45% | 83.29% | 88.91% |
| 1963 | 54.06% | 52.52% | 56.07% | 61.58% | 67.18% | 79.69% | 83.28% | 89.02% |
| 1962 | 53.92% | 52.75% | 55.98% | 62.34% | 67.51% | 77.89% | 83.39% | 88.79% |
| 1961 | 54.05% | 52.92% | 55.62% | 63.44% | 67.61% | 78.05% | 83.42% | 88.3% |
| 1960 | 53.95% | 52.71% | 55.29% | 63.88% | 66.94% | 79.53% | 83.43% | 87.67% |
World Bank definition
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
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.
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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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