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Dependency ratios

Netherlands — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 51.7 % youth dependency ratio: 25.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 25.8 % potential support ratio: 3.9 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 52.8 % youth dependency ratio: 25.9 % elderly dependency ratio: 26.8 % potential support ratio: 3.7 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 53.3% | youth dependency ratio: 25.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 27.9% | potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 53.3% | youth dependency ratio: 25.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 27.9% | potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 53.1 | youth dependency ratio: 25.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 53.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 25.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 53.1 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 25.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 27.4 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.6 | youth dependency ratio: 24.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 31.2 | potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.6 youth dependency ratio: 24.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.2 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 24 elderly dependency ratio: 30.9 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 24 elderly dependency ratio: 30.9 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 24 elderly dependency ratio: 30.9 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 56.8 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 23.7 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 33 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3 (2025 est.)