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Dependency ratios

Germany — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 52 % youth dependency ratio: 19.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 32.1 % potential support ratio: 3.1 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 52.1 % youth dependency ratio: 19.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 % potential support ratio: 3.1 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 51.8% | youth dependency ratio: 19.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 32.2% | potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 51.8% | youth dependency ratio: 19.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 32.2% | potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 52.1 | youth dependency ratio: 19.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 32.1 | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 52.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 19.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 32.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 52.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 19.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 32.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.4 | youth dependency ratio: 21.7 | elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 | potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 56.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 34.7 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 56.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 34.7 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 56.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 34.7 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 61.3 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 22.4 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 38.9 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 2.6 (2025 est.)