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Dependency ratios

Nepal — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 66.1 % youth dependency ratio: 57.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 % potential support ratio: 11.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 64 % youth dependency ratio: 55.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 % potential support ratio: 11.7 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 61.8% | youth dependency ratio: 52.9% | elderly dependency ratio: 9% | potential support ratio: 11.1% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 61.8% | youth dependency ratio: 52.9% | elderly dependency ratio: 9% | potential support ratio: 11.1% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 61.4 | youth dependency ratio: 52.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 | potential support ratio: 11.3 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 61.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 52.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 11.3 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 61.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 52.5 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 11.3 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 53 | youth dependency ratio: 44.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 8.9 | potential support ratio: 11.2 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 53 youth dependency ratio: 44.1 elderly dependency ratio: 8.9 potential support ratio: 11.2 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 45.5 elderly dependency ratio: 9.4 potential support ratio: 10.7 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 45.5 elderly dependency ratio: 9.4 potential support ratio: 10.7 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 54.9 youth dependency ratio: 45.5 elderly dependency ratio: 9.4 potential support ratio: 10.7 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 46.8 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 37.2 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 10.4 (2025 est.)