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Dependency ratios

Puerto Rico — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 50.1 % youth dependency ratio: 29.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 20.9 % potential support ratio: 4.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 50.1 % youth dependency ratio: 28.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 % potential support ratio: 4.7 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 50% | youth dependency ratio: 28.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 21.7% | potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 50% | youth dependency ratio: 28.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 21.7% | potential support ratio: 4.6% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 49.6 | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 | potential support ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 49.6 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 49.6 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 27.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 57.7 | youth dependency ratio: 24.8 | elderly dependency ratio: 32.8 | potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 57.7 youth dependency ratio: 24.8 elderly dependency ratio: 32.8 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 56.3 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 34.9 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 56.3 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 34.9 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 56.3 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 34.9 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 60.7 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 19.4 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 41.2 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 2.4 (2025 est.)