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Dependency ratios
China — 13 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2013 | total dependency ratio: 36.8 % youth dependency ratio: 24.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 12.1 % potential support ratio: 8.2 (2013) |
| 2014 | total dependency ratio: 37.4 % youth dependency ratio: 24.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 12.5 % potential support ratio: 8 (2014 est.) |
| 2015 | total dependency ratio: 36.6% | youth dependency ratio: 23.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 13% | potential support ratio: 7.7% (2015 est.) |
| 2016 | total dependency ratio: 36.6% | youth dependency ratio: 23.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 13% | potential support ratio: 7.7% (2015 est.) |
| 2017 | total dependency ratio: 37.7 | youth dependency ratio: 24.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 | potential support ratio: 7.5 | data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (2015 est.) |
| 2018 | total dependency ratio: 37.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 24.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.) | data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2019 | total dependency ratio: 37.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 24.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.) | data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2020 | total dependency ratio: 42.2 | youth dependency ratio: 25.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 17 | potential support ratio: 5.9 (2020 est.) | data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2021 | total dependency ratio: 42.2 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 17 potential support ratio: 5.9 (2020 est.) data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2022 | total dependency ratio: 44.5 youth dependency ratio: 25.5 elderly dependency ratio: 19 potential support ratio: 5.3 (2021 est.) note: data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2023 | total dependency ratio: 44.5 youth dependency ratio: 25.5 elderly dependency ratio: 19 potential support ratio: 5.3 (2021 est.) note: data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2024 | total dependency ratio: 44.5 youth dependency ratio: 25.5 elderly dependency ratio: 19 potential support ratio: 5.3 (2021 est.) note: data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |
| 2025 | total dependency ratio: 43.4 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 22.4 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 21 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 4.8 (2025 est.) note: data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan |