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Dependency ratios

Philippines — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 61.4 % youth dependency ratio: 55.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 % potential support ratio: 15.9 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 60.7 % youth dependency ratio: 54.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 % potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 57.6% | youth dependency ratio: 50.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.2% | potential support ratio: 13.9% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 57.6% | youth dependency ratio: 50.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.2% | potential support ratio: 13.9% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 58.2 | youth dependency ratio: 51 | elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 | potential support ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 58.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 51 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 58.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 51 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 55.2 | youth dependency ratio: 46.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 | potential support ratio: 11.7 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 55.2 youth dependency ratio: 46.6 elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 potential support ratio: 11.7 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 56.2 youth dependency ratio: 47.8 elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 potential support ratio: 12 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 56.2 youth dependency ratio: 47.8 elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 potential support ratio: 12 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 56.2 youth dependency ratio: 47.8 elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 potential support ratio: 12 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 55.6 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 47 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 8.7 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 11.5 (2024 est.)