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Dependency ratios

Australia — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 50.2 % youth dependency ratio: 28.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 21.5 % potential support ratio: 4.6 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 51 % youth dependency ratio: 28.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 % potential support ratio: 4.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 50.9% | youth dependency ratio: 28.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 22.7% | potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 50.9% | youth dependency ratio: 28.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 22.7% | potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 51.1 | youth dependency ratio: 28.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 | potential support ratio: 4.4 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 51.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 28.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.4 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 51.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 28.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.4 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.1 | youth dependency ratio: 29.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 | potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.1 youth dependency ratio: 29.9 elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.5 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.5 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.5 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 53.3 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 26.7 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 26.5 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3.8 (2025 est.)