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Dependency ratios

Korea, North — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 45.2 % youth dependency ratio: 31.5 % elderly dependency ratio: 13.7 % potential support ratio: 7.3 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 44.9 % youth dependency ratio: 31.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 % potential support ratio: 7.2 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 44.3% | youth dependency ratio: 30.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.8% | potential support ratio: 7.3% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 44.3% | youth dependency ratio: 30.5% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.8% | potential support ratio: 7.3% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 44.5 | youth dependency ratio: 30.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 14 | potential support ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 44.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 30.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 14 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 44.5 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 30.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 14 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.1 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 41.2 | youth dependency ratio: 28 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.2 | potential support ratio: 7.6 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 41.2 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 13.2 potential support ratio: 7.6 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 43.5 youth dependency ratio: 27.2 elderly dependency ratio: 16.3 potential support ratio: 6.1 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 43.5 youth dependency ratio: 27.2 elderly dependency ratio: 16.3 potential support ratio: 6.1 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 43.5 youth dependency ratio: 27.2 elderly dependency ratio: 16.3 potential support ratio: 6.1 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 45.6 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 28.8 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 16.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 6 (2025 est.)