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Dependency ratios

India — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 52.4 % youth dependency ratio: 44.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 8 % potential support ratio: 12.4 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 51.8 % youth dependency ratio: 43.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 8.1 % potential support ratio: 12.3 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 52.4% | youth dependency ratio: 43.9% | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6% | potential support ratio: 11.7% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 52.4% | youth dependency ratio: 43.9% | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6% | potential support ratio: 11.7% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 52.2 | youth dependency ratio: 43.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 | potential support ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 48.7 | youth dependency ratio: 38.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 9.8 | potential support ratio: 10.2 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 48.7 youth dependency ratio: 38.9 elderly dependency ratio: 9.8 potential support ratio: 10.2 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 48.1 youth dependency ratio: 38.1 elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 potential support ratio: 9.9 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 48.1 youth dependency ratio: 38.1 elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 potential support ratio: 9.9 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 48.1 youth dependency ratio: 38.1 elderly dependency ratio: 10.1 potential support ratio: 9.9 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 45 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 35 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 10 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 10 (2025 est.)