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Dependency ratios

Benin — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 84 % youth dependency ratio: 78.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 % potential support ratio: 18.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 83 % youth dependency ratio: 77.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 % potential support ratio: 18.9 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 82% | youth dependency ratio: 76.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% | potential support ratio: 19% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 82% | youth dependency ratio: 76.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.3% | potential support ratio: 19% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 86.1 | youth dependency ratio: 80.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 6 | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 86.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 80.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 86.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 80.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 82.6 | youth dependency ratio: 76.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 6 | potential support ratio: 16.7 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 82.6 youth dependency ratio: 76.6 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.7 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 84 youth dependency ratio: 78.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.7 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 84 youth dependency ratio: 78.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.7 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 84 youth dependency ratio: 78.3 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.7 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 91.1 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 86.3 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 21 (2025 est.)