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Dependency ratios

Iraq — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 76.2 % youth dependency ratio: 70.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 % potential support ratio: 17.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 74.9 % youth dependency ratio: 69.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 % potential support ratio: 18.1 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 78.7% | youth dependency ratio: 73.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% | potential support ratio: 18.3% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 78.7% | youth dependency ratio: 73.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% | potential support ratio: 18.3% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 77.7 | youth dependency ratio: 72.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 | potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 77.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 72.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 77.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 72.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 69.9 | youth dependency ratio: 64.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 | potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 69.9 youth dependency ratio: 64.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 71 youth dependency ratio: 65.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 71 youth dependency ratio: 65.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 71 youth dependency ratio: 65.2 elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 60.5 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 54.6 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 16.9 (2025 est.)