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Dependency ratios

Liberia — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 84.9 % youth dependency ratio: 79.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 % potential support ratio: 17.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 83.9 % youth dependency ratio: 78.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 % potential support ratio: 18 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 82.9% | youth dependency ratio: 77.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% | potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 82.9% | youth dependency ratio: 77.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5% | potential support ratio: 18.2% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 83.2 | youth dependency ratio: 77.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 | potential support ratio: 18.1 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 83.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 77.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 18.1 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 83.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 77.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 18.1 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 77.6 | youth dependency ratio: 71.7 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 | potential support ratio: 17 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 77.6 youth dependency ratio: 71.7 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 79.7 youth dependency ratio: 73.7 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.7 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 79.7 youth dependency ratio: 73.7 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.7 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 79.7 youth dependency ratio: 73.7 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.7 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 72 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 66.4 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 18 (2025 est.)