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Dependency ratios

Canada — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 46.3 % youth dependency ratio: 24 % elderly dependency ratio: 22.2 % potential support ratio: 4.5 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 47.2 % youth dependency ratio: 24.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 22.9 % potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 47.3% | youth dependency ratio: 23.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 23.8% | potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 47.3% | youth dependency ratio: 23.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 23.8% | potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 47.3 | youth dependency ratio: 23.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 23.8 | potential support ratio: 4.2 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 47.3 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 23.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 23.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.2 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 47.3 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 23.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 23.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.2 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 51.2 | youth dependency ratio: 23.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 | potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 51.2 youth dependency ratio: 23.9 elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 52.1 youth dependency ratio: 23.9 elderly dependency ratio: 28.2 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 52.1 youth dependency ratio: 23.9 elderly dependency ratio: 28.2 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 52.1 youth dependency ratio: 23.9 elderly dependency ratio: 28.2 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 57.7 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 23.8 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 33.9 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 2.9 (2025 est.)