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Dependency ratios

Ghana — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 72.2 % youth dependency ratio: 66.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 71.6 % youth dependency ratio: 65.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 % potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 73% | youth dependency ratio: 67.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 73% | youth dependency ratio: 67.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 73 | youth dependency ratio: 67.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 | potential support ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 73 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 67.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 73 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 67.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 67.4 | youth dependency ratio: 62.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 | potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 67.4 youth dependency ratio: 62.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 68.7 youth dependency ratio: 62.9 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 68.7 youth dependency ratio: 62.9 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 68.7 youth dependency ratio: 62.9 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 70.8 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 63.2 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 13.1 (2025 est.)