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Dependency ratios

Malta — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 44.9 % youth dependency ratio: 21.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 23.6 % potential support ratio: 4.2 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 45.7 % youth dependency ratio: 20.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 24.8 % potential support ratio: 4 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 50.8% | youth dependency ratio: 21.8% | elderly dependency ratio: 29% | potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 50.8% | youth dependency ratio: 21.8% | elderly dependency ratio: 29% | potential support ratio: 3.4% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 48.8 | youth dependency ratio: 21.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 27.3 | potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 48.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 27.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 48.8 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 21.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 27.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.5 | youth dependency ratio: 22.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 33.2 | potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.5 youth dependency ratio: 22.4 elderly dependency ratio: 33.2 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 47.1 youth dependency ratio: 19.3 elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 47.1 youth dependency ratio: 19.3 elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 47.1 youth dependency ratio: 19.3 elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 54.1 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 21.2 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 32.9 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3 (2025 est.)