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Dependency ratios

Iran — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 41 % youth dependency ratio: 33.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 7.5 % potential support ratio: 13.4 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 41.5 % youth dependency ratio: 33.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 7.6 % potential support ratio: 13.1 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 40.2% | youth dependency ratio: 33.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.1% | potential support ratio: 14.1% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 40.2% | youth dependency ratio: 33.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.1% | potential support ratio: 14.1% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 40.2 | youth dependency ratio: 33.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 | potential support ratio: 14.2 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 40.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 33.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 14.2 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 40.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 33.1 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 14.2 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 45.6 | youth dependency ratio: 36 | elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 | potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 45.6 youth dependency ratio: 36 elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 45.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.6 elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 potential support ratio: 9.3 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 45.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.6 elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 potential support ratio: 9.3 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 45.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.6 elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 potential support ratio: 9.3 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 42.8 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 30.4 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 12.4 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 8.1 (2025 est.)