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Dependency ratios

Japan — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 61.6 % youth dependency ratio: 21.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 40.5 % potential support ratio: 2.5 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 63.3 % youth dependency ratio: 21.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 42.1 % potential support ratio: 2.4 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 64.5% | youth dependency ratio: 21.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 43.3% | potential support ratio: 2.3% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 64.5% | youth dependency ratio: 21.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 43.3% | potential support ratio: 2.3% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 64 | youth dependency ratio: 21.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 42.7 | potential support ratio: 2.3 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 64 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 42.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 2.3 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 64 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 42.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 2.3 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 69 | youth dependency ratio: 21 | elderly dependency ratio: 48 | potential support ratio: 2.1 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 69 youth dependency ratio: 21 elderly dependency ratio: 48 potential support ratio: 2.1 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 71.1 youth dependency ratio: 20.1 elderly dependency ratio: 51 potential support ratio: 2 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 71.1 youth dependency ratio: 20.1 elderly dependency ratio: 51 potential support ratio: 2 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 71.1 youth dependency ratio: 20.1 elderly dependency ratio: 51 potential support ratio: 2 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 71.2 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 20.8 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 50.4 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 2 (2024 est.)