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World
total dependency ratio: 52 %
youth dependency ratio: 39.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 %
potential support ratio: 8.1 (2014 est.)

A

Afghanistan
total dependency ratio: 93.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 88.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 %
potential support ratio: 21.5 (2014 est.)
Albania
total dependency ratio: 44.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 29 %
elderly dependency ratio: 15.9 %
potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)
Algeria
total dependency ratio: 48.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 %
potential support ratio: 14.6 (2014 est.)
Angola
total dependency ratio: 98.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 93.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 %
potential support ratio: 21 (2014 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
total dependency ratio: 46.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 35.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.4 %
potential support ratio: 9.6 (2014 est.)
Argentina
total dependency ratio: 54.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 37 %
elderly dependency ratio: 17.1 %
potential support ratio: 5.9 (2014 est.)
Armenia
total dependency ratio: 44.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 29.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 14.9 %
potential support ratio: 6.7 (2014 est.)
Aruba
total dependency ratio: 44.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 16.9 %
potential support ratio: 5.9 (2014 est.)
Australia
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 %
potential support ratio: 4.5 (2014 est.)
Austria
total dependency ratio: 49.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.6 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
Azerbaijan
total dependency ratio: 38.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 %
potential support ratio: 13 (2014 est.)

B

Bahamas, The
total dependency ratio: 40.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 29.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.3 %
potential support ratio: 8.9 (2014 est.)
Bahrain
total dependency ratio: 30.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3 %
potential support ratio: 33.3 (2014 est.)
Bangladesh
total dependency ratio: 52.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 44.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.3 %
potential support ratio: 13.6 (2014 est.)
Barbados
total dependency ratio: 42.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 26.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 %
potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)
Belarus
total dependency ratio: 41.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 22 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 %
potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
Belgium
total dependency ratio: 54.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 26.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.4 %
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
Belize
total dependency ratio: 59.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 53.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)
Benin
total dependency ratio: 83 %
youth dependency ratio: 77.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 %
potential support ratio: 18.9 (2014 est.)
Bhutan
total dependency ratio: 48.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 40.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 %
potential support ratio: 13.8 (2014 est.)
Bolivia
total dependency ratio: 65.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 57 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.2 %
potential support ratio: 12.1 (2014 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
total dependency ratio: 44.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 22 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)
Botswana
total dependency ratio: 58.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 52.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 %
potential support ratio: 17.1 (2014 est.)
Brazil
total dependency ratio: 45.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 34.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.3 %
potential support ratio: 8.8 (2014 est.)
Brunei
total dependency ratio: 41.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 35.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 %
potential support ratio: 15.5 (2014 est.)
Bulgaria
total dependency ratio: 50.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 20.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 29.5 %
potential support ratio: 3.4 (2014 est.)
Burkina Faso
total dependency ratio: 91.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 86.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 %
potential support ratio: 21.5 (2014 est.)
Burma
total dependency ratio: 42.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 35 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 %
potential support ratio: 13.2 (2014 est.)
Burundi
total dependency ratio: 89.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 84.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.5 %
potential support ratio: 22.2 (2014 est.)

C

Cabo Verde
total dependency ratio: 51.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8 %
potential support ratio: 12.6 (2014 est.)
Cambodia
total dependency ratio: 57.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 49 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 %
potential support ratio: 11.6 (2014 est.)
Cameroon
total dependency ratio: 85.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 79.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6 %
potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
Canada
total dependency ratio: 47.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 24.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.9 %
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)
Central African Republic
total dependency ratio: 76.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 69.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 %
potential support ratio: 14.8 (2014 est.)
Chad
total dependency ratio: 102.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 97.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 %
potential support ratio: 20.7 (2014 est.)
Chile
total dependency ratio: 45.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 14.9 %
potential support ratio: 6.7 (2014 est.)
China
total dependency ratio: 37.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 24.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.5 %
potential support ratio: 8 (2014 est.)
Colombia
total dependency ratio: 50.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 %
potential support ratio: 10.4 (2014 est.)
Comoros
total dependency ratio: 81 %
youth dependency ratio: 75.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 %
potential support ratio: 19.5 (2014 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total dependency ratio: 91.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 85.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18.3 (2014 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
total dependency ratio: 85 %
youth dependency ratio: 78.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 %
potential support ratio: 16 (2014 est.)
Costa Rica
total dependency ratio: 43.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.4 %
potential support ratio: 9.6 (2014 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
total dependency ratio: 79.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 74 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 %
potential support ratio: 17.6 (2014 est.)
Croatia
total dependency ratio: 50 %
youth dependency ratio: 22 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.9 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
Cuba
total dependency ratio: 41.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.3 %
potential support ratio: 5.2 (2014 est.)
Curacao
total dependency ratio: 50.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 29 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.6 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
Cyprus
total dependency ratio: 41.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 17.7 %
potential support ratio: 5.6 (2014 est.)
Czech Republic
total dependency ratio: 47.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.4 %
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2014 est.)

D

Denmark
total dependency ratio: 55.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.5 %
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
Djibouti
total dependency ratio: 60.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 54 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 %
potential support ratio: 15.3 (2014 est.)
Dominican Republic
total dependency ratio: 57.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 47 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 %
potential support ratio: 9.9 (2014 est.)

E

Ecuador
total dependency ratio: 56.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 46.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.6 (2014 est.)
Egypt
total dependency ratio: 58.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 49.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9.3 %
potential support ratio: 10.8 (2014 est.)
El Salvador
total dependency ratio: 57.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 46.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.4 %
potential support ratio: 8.8 (2014 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
total dependency ratio: 70.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 66.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 %
potential support ratio: 21.1 (2014 est.)
Eritrea
total dependency ratio: 83.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 79.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.2 %
potential support ratio: 23.7 (2014 est.)
Estonia
total dependency ratio: 52 %
youth dependency ratio: 24.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
Ethiopia
total dependency ratio: 83.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 77.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 %
potential support ratio: 15.8 (2014 est.)

F

Fiji
total dependency ratio: 52.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 %
potential support ratio: 11.6 (2014 est.)
Finland
total dependency ratio: 56.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 25.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 31 %
potential support ratio: 3.2 (2014 est.)
France
total dependency ratio: 57.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.8 %
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
French Polynesia
total dependency ratio: 42.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 32 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.6 (2014 est.)

G

Gabon
total dependency ratio: 77 %
youth dependency ratio: 68 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9 %
potential support ratio: 11.1 (2014 est.)
Gambia, The
total dependency ratio: 93 %
youth dependency ratio: 88.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.5 %
potential support ratio: 22 (2014 est.)
Gaza Strip
total dependency ratio: 74.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 68.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 %
potential support ratio: 19
note: data represents the Palestinian Territories (2014 est.)
Georgia
total dependency ratio: 48.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 27 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
Germany
total dependency ratio: 52.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 19.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 %
potential support ratio: 3.1 (2014 est.)
Ghana
total dependency ratio: 71.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 65.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 %
potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
Greece
total dependency ratio: 52.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 30.5 %
potential support ratio: 3.3 (2014 est.)
Grenada
total dependency ratio: 50.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 40.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 %
potential support ratio: 9.3 (2014 est.)
Guam
total dependency ratio: 52.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 39.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.8 %
potential support ratio: 7.8 (2014 est.)
Guatemala
total dependency ratio: 80.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 72.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 %
potential support ratio: 12 (2014 est.)
Guernsey
total dependency ratio: 46.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 24.7 %
potential support ratio: 4
note: data represents the Channel Islands (2014 est.)
Guinea
total dependency ratio: 82.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 76.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 %
potential support ratio: 17.7 (2014 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
total dependency ratio: 79.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 73.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 %
potential support ratio: 19.3 (2014 est.)
Guyana
total dependency ratio: 63.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 57.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 %
potential support ratio: 17.5 (2014 est.)

H

Haiti
total dependency ratio: 64.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 56.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.5 %
potential support ratio: 13.4 (2014 est.)
Honduras
total dependency ratio: 64.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 57.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.5 (2014 est.)
Hong Kong
total dependency ratio: 35.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 15.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 %
potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
Hungary
total dependency ratio: 47.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 %
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2014 est.)

I

Iceland
total dependency ratio: 50.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 31.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.7 %
potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
India
total dependency ratio: 51.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.1 %
potential support ratio: 12.3 (2014 est.)
Indonesia
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 43 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8 %
potential support ratio: 12.5 (2014 est.)
Iran
total dependency ratio: 41.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 %
potential support ratio: 13.1 (2014 est.)
Iraq
total dependency ratio: 74.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 69.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18.1 (2014 est.)
Ireland
total dependency ratio: 51.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 32.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 18.7 %
potential support ratio: 5.4 (2014 est.)
Israel
total dependency ratio: 63.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 45.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 17.6 %
potential support ratio: 5.7 (2014 est.)
Italy
total dependency ratio: 55 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 33.3 %
potential support ratio: 3 (2014 est.)

J

Jamaica
total dependency ratio: 52.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 40.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.2 %
potential support ratio: 8.2 (2014 est.)
Japan
total dependency ratio: 63.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 42.1 %
potential support ratio: 2.4 (2014 est.)
Jersey
total dependency ratio: 46.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 24.7 %
potential support ratio: 4
note: data represents the Channel Islands (2014 est.)
Jordan
total dependency ratio: 59.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 53.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 %
potential support ratio: 17.4 (2014 est.)

K

Kazakhstan
total dependency ratio: 48.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 38.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10 %
potential support ratio: 10 (2014 est.)
Kenya
total dependency ratio: 81 %
youth dependency ratio: 76.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 %
potential support ratio: 20.4 (2014 est.)
Kiribati
total dependency ratio: 55.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 48.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 %
potential support ratio: 15.2 (2014 est.)
Korea, North
total dependency ratio: 44.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 31.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 %
potential support ratio: 7.2 (2014 est.)
Korea, South
total dependency ratio: 37.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 19.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 17.2 %
potential support ratio: 5.8 (2014 est.)
Kuwait
total dependency ratio: 37.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3.3 %
potential support ratio: 30.4 (2014 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
total dependency ratio: 53.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 46.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 %
potential support ratio: 15.8 (2014 est.)

L

Laos
total dependency ratio: 62.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 56.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 %
potential support ratio: 16.1 (2014 est.)
Latvia
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.1 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
Lebanon
total dependency ratio: 40.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 %
potential support ratio: 8.1 (2014 est.)
Lesotho
total dependency ratio: 67.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 60.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7 %
potential support ratio: 14.3 (2014 est.)
Liberia
total dependency ratio: 83.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 78.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 %
potential support ratio: 18 (2014 est.)
Libya
total dependency ratio: 52.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 44.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.5 (2014 est.)
Lithuania
total dependency ratio: 44.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)
Luxembourg
total dependency ratio: 46.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 25.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21 %
potential support ratio: 4.8 (2014 est.)

M

Macau
total dependency ratio: 26.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 15.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.8 %
potential support ratio: 9.2 (2014 est.)
Macedonia
total dependency ratio: 41.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 17.8 %
potential support ratio: 5.6 (2014 est.)
Madagascar
total dependency ratio: 81.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 76.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 %
potential support ratio: 19.6 (2014 est.)
Malawi
total dependency ratio: 93.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 87 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 %
potential support ratio: 16 (2014 est.)
Malaysia
total dependency ratio: 45.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 37.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.1 %
potential support ratio: 12.4 (2014 est.)
Maldives
total dependency ratio: 50 %
youth dependency ratio: 42.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.6 (2014 est.)
Mali
total dependency ratio: 100.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 95.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18.2 (2014 est.)
Malta
total dependency ratio: 45.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 20.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 24.8 %
potential support ratio: 4 (2014 est.)
Mauritania
total dependency ratio: 75.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 70.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 %
potential support ratio: 17.9 (2014 est.)
Mauritius
total dependency ratio: 39.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.8 %
potential support ratio: 7.8 (2014 est.)
Mexico
total dependency ratio: 52.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 42.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 %
potential support ratio: 9.9 (2014 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
total dependency ratio: 63.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 56.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.9 %
potential support ratio: 14.6 (2014 est.)
Moldova
total dependency ratio: 39.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 16.1 %
potential support ratio: 6.2 (2014 est.)
Mongolia
total dependency ratio: 45.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 39.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18 (2014 est.)
Montenegro
total dependency ratio: 46.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.7 %
potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
Morocco
total dependency ratio: 49.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.5 %
potential support ratio: 13.4 (2014 est.)
Mozambique
total dependency ratio: 94.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 88.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)

N

Namibia
total dependency ratio: 64.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 58.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 %
potential support ratio: 17 (2014 est.)
Nepal
total dependency ratio: 64 %
youth dependency ratio: 55.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 %
potential support ratio: 11.7 (2014 est.)
Netherlands
total dependency ratio: 52.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 25.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 26.8 %
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)
New Caledonia
total dependency ratio: 48.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 14.9 %
potential support ratio: 6.7 (2014 est.)
New Zealand
total dependency ratio: 52.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.8 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
Nicaragua
total dependency ratio: 58.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 51.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.4 (2014 est.)
Niger
total dependency ratio: 111.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 1.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18 (2014 est.)
Nigeria
total dependency ratio: 89.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 84 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 %
potential support ratio: 19.3 (2014 est.)
Norway
total dependency ratio: 53.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 24.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.1 (2014 est.)

O

Oman
total dependency ratio: 34.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3.9 %
potential support ratio: 25.4 (2014 est.)

P

Pakistan
total dependency ratio: 60.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 53.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 %
potential support ratio: 14.2 (2014 est.)
Panama
total dependency ratio: 54.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.4 %
potential support ratio: 8.7 (2014 est.)
Papua New Guinea
total dependency ratio: 68.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 63.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5 %
potential support ratio: 20.1 (2014 est.)
Paraguay
total dependency ratio: 60.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 51.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.9 %
potential support ratio: 11.2 (2014 est.)
Peru
total dependency ratio: 53.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10 %
potential support ratio: 10 (2014 est.)
Philippines
total dependency ratio: 60.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 54.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)
Poland
total dependency ratio: 42.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.2 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2014 est.)
Portugal
total dependency ratio: 50.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
Puerto Rico
total dependency ratio: 50.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2014 est.)

Q

Qatar
total dependency ratio: 17.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 16 %
elderly dependency ratio: 1.1 %
potential support ratio: 87.4 (2014 est.)

R

Romania
total dependency ratio: 43.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.9 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
Russia
total dependency ratio: 41.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 18.5 %
potential support ratio: 5.4 (2014 est.)
Rwanda
total dependency ratio: 80.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 75.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.4 %
potential support ratio: 22.8 (2014 est.)

S

Saint Lucia
total dependency ratio: 48 %
youth dependency ratio: 34.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13.1 %
potential support ratio: 7.6 (2014 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total dependency ratio: 47.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 36.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.5 (2014 est.)
Samoa
total dependency ratio: 74.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 65.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9 %
potential support ratio: 11.1 (2014 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
total dependency ratio: 81.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 75.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6 %
potential support ratio: 16.7 (2014 est.)
Saudi Arabia
total dependency ratio: 46.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 %
potential support ratio: 23.5 (2014 est.)
Senegal
total dependency ratio: 86.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 81 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18.2 (2014 est.)
Serbia
total dependency ratio: 44.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.1 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2014 est.)
Seychelles
total dependency ratio: 42.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 31.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.1 %
potential support ratio: 9 (2014 est.)
Sierra Leone
total dependency ratio: 78.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 73.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 %
potential support ratio: 21 (2014 est.)
Singapore
total dependency ratio: 35.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 14.5 %
potential support ratio: 6.9 (2014 est.)
Slovakia
total dependency ratio: 39.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 18.5 %
potential support ratio: 5.4 (2014 est.)
Slovenia
total dependency ratio: 46.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2014 est.)
Solomon Islands
total dependency ratio: 76.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 70.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6 %
potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
Somalia
total dependency ratio: 99.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 93.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 %
potential support ratio: 17.8 (2014 est.)
South Africa
total dependency ratio: 53.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 45.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.7 %
potential support ratio: 11.5 (2014 est.)
South Sudan
total dependency ratio: 82.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 76.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)
Spain
total dependency ratio: 50.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 23.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.1 %
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)
Sri Lanka
total dependency ratio: 51.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 38.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13.2 %
potential support ratio: 7.6 (2014 est.)
Sudan
total dependency ratio: 79 %
youth dependency ratio: 73.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 %
potential support ratio: 17.1 (2014 est.)
Suriname
total dependency ratio: 50.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 40.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 %
potential support ratio: 9.9 (2014 est.)
Swaziland
total dependency ratio: 69.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 63.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6 %
potential support ratio: 16.7 (2014 est.)
Sweden
total dependency ratio: 58.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 31.1 %
potential support ratio: 3.2 (2014 est.)
Switzerland
total dependency ratio: 48.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 26.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)
Syria
total dependency ratio: 63.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 57 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.9 %
potential support ratio: 14.6 (2014 est.)

T

Tajikistan
total dependency ratio: 64.33 %
youth dependency ratio: 59.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 %
potential support ratio: 19.2 (2014 est.)
Tanzania
total dependency ratio: 92.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 86.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 %
potential support ratio: 16.1 (2014 est.)
Thailand
total dependency ratio: 38.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 24.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13.9 %
potential support ratio: 7.2 (2014 est.)
Timor-Leste
total dependency ratio: 94.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 87.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 %
potential support ratio: 15.4 (2014 est.)
Togo
total dependency ratio: 80.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 75.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5 %
potential support ratio: 20.2 (2014 est.)
Tonga
total dependency ratio: 75.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 64.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.3 %
potential support ratio: 9.7 (2014 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
total dependency ratio: 43.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 29.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 %
potential support ratio: 7.5 (2014 est.)
Tunisia
total dependency ratio: 43.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.5 (2014 est.)
Turkey
total dependency ratio: 48.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 37.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 11.2 %
potential support ratio: 8.9 (2014 est.)
Turkmenistan
total dependency ratio: 48.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 42.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 %
potential support ratio: 16.4 (2014 est.)

U

Uganda
total dependency ratio: 102.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 97.5 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 %
potential support ratio: 20.5 (2014 est.)
Ukraine
total dependency ratio: 42 %
youth dependency ratio: 20.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.2 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2014 est.)
United Arab Emirates
total dependency ratio: 19.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 18.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 0.5 %
potential support ratio: 182.8 (2014 est.)
United Kingdom
total dependency ratio: 54.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.6 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
United States
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 29.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.6 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
Uruguay
total dependency ratio: 55.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 %
potential support ratio: 4.5 (2014 est.)
Uzbekistan
total dependency ratio: 48.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 42 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 %
potential support ratio: 15.8 (2014 est.)

V

Vanuatu
total dependency ratio: 67.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 61.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 %
potential support ratio: 15.1 (2014 est.)
Venezuela
total dependency ratio: 52.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 43.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9.8 %
potential support ratio: 10.2 (2014 est.)
Vietnam
total dependency ratio: 41.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 31.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 9.4 %
potential support ratio: 10.6 (2014 est.)
Virgin Islands
total dependency ratio: 60.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 26.9 %
potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)

W

West Bank
total dependency ratio: 74.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 68.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 %
potential support ratio: 19
note: data represents the Palestinian Territories (2014 est.)
Western Sahara
total dependency ratio: 41 %
youth dependency ratio: 37.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3.8 %
potential support ratio: 26.1 (2014 est.)

X

Y

Yemen
total dependency ratio: 74.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 69 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 %
potential support ratio: 19.7 (2014 est.)

Z

Zambia
total dependency ratio: 96.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 91.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 %
potential support ratio: 19.6 (2014 est.)
Zimbabwe
total dependency ratio: 74.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 68.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 %
potential support ratio: 14.9 (2014 est.)