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Dependency ratios

Botswana — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 59.1 % youth dependency ratio: 53.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 % potential support ratio: 17.3 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 58.6 % youth dependency ratio: 52.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 % potential support ratio: 17.1 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 55.3% | youth dependency ratio: 49.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% | potential support ratio: 17.9% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 55.3% | youth dependency ratio: 49.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% | potential support ratio: 17.9% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 55.1 | youth dependency ratio: 49.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 | potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 55.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 49.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 55.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 49.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 61.1 | youth dependency ratio: 53.8 | elderly dependency ratio: 7.3 | potential support ratio: 13.8 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 61.1 youth dependency ratio: 53.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.3 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 57.5 youth dependency ratio: 51.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 57.5 youth dependency ratio: 51.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 57.5 youth dependency ratio: 51.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 60.9 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 52.1 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 11.4 (2025 est.)