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Dependency ratios

Saudi Arabia — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 46.9 % youth dependency ratio: 42.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.2 % potential support ratio: 23.6 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 46.1 % youth dependency ratio: 41.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 % potential support ratio: 23.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 45.9% | youth dependency ratio: 41.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.2% | potential support ratio: 24% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 45.9% | youth dependency ratio: 41.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.2% | potential support ratio: 24% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 40.9 | youth dependency ratio: 36.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 | potential support ratio: 23.2 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 40.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 36.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 23.2 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 40.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 36.6 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 23.2 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 39.3 | youth dependency ratio: 34.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 | potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 40.4 youth dependency ratio: 36.8 elderly dependency ratio: 3.7 potential support ratio: 27.4 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 40.4 youth dependency ratio: 36.8 elderly dependency ratio: 3.7 potential support ratio: 27.4 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 40.4 youth dependency ratio: 36.8 elderly dependency ratio: 3.7 potential support ratio: 27.4 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 37.5 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 31.5 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 16.5 (2024 est.)