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Dependency ratios

Hong Kong — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 34.6 % youth dependency ratio: 15.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 18.9 % potential support ratio: 5.3 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 35.5 % youth dependency ratio: 15.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 % potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 37% | youth dependency ratio: 16.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 20.6% | potential support ratio: 4.8% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 37% | youth dependency ratio: 16.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 20.6% | potential support ratio: 4.8% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 35.9 | youth dependency ratio: 15.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 20.7 | potential support ratio: 4.8 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 35.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 15.2 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 20.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.8 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 35.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 15.2 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 20.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.8 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 44.7 | youth dependency ratio: 18.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 26.3 | potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 44.7 youth dependency ratio: 18.3 elderly dependency ratio: 26.3 potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 46.6 youth dependency ratio: 17.8 elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 46.6 youth dependency ratio: 17.8 elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 46.6 youth dependency ratio: 17.8 elderly dependency ratio: 28.7 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 56.7 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 20.8 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 35.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 2.8 (2025 est.)