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Dependency ratios

United States — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 50.4 % youth dependency ratio: 29.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 21 % potential support ratio: 4.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 51 % youth dependency ratio: 29.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 21.6 % potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 50.9% | youth dependency ratio: 28.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 22.3% | potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 50.9% | youth dependency ratio: 28.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 22.3% | potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 51.2 | youth dependency ratio: 29 | elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 | potential support ratio: 4.5 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 51.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 29 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.5 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 51.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 29 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 22.1 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 4.5 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 53.9 | youth dependency ratio: 28.3 | elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 | potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 53.9 youth dependency ratio: 28.3 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 53.7 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 56 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 26.8 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 29.2 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3.4 (2025 est.)