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Dependency ratios

Eritrea — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 83.2 % youth dependency ratio: 79.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.1 % potential support ratio: 24.1 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 83.3 % youth dependency ratio: 79.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.2 % potential support ratio: 23.7 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 83.2% | youth dependency ratio: 78.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.8% | potential support ratio: 20.7% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 83.2% | youth dependency ratio: 78.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.8% | potential support ratio: 20.7% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 85 | youth dependency ratio: 78.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 | potential support ratio: 14.8 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 85 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 78.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 14.8 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 85 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 78.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 14.8 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 83.9 | youth dependency ratio: 75.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 | potential support ratio: 12.1 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 83.9 youth dependency ratio: 75.6 elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 potential support ratio: 12.1 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 77.9 youth dependency ratio: 70.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 77.9 youth dependency ratio: 70.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 77.9 youth dependency ratio: 70.8 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 64.2 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 57.6 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 15.1 (2025 est.)