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India Average Dependency Ratio 1960–2024

68.95 65 data points
Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

India's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2024 was 68.95, based on 65 data points.

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YearValueChangeRank
2024 46.56 −0.45 49th
2023 47.01 −0.45 50th
2022 47.46 −0.58 52nd
2021 48.04 −0.69 53rd
2020 48.73 −0.65 58th
2019 49.38 −0.65 67th
2018 50.03 −0.74 74th
2017 50.77 −0.81 78th
2016 51.58 −0.82 92nd
2015 52.40 −0.84 101st
2014 53.24 −0.90 111th
2013 54.14 −0.92 116th
2012 55.06 −0.93 125th
2011 55.99 −0.96 127th
2010 56.94 −0.97 129th
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Source: World Bank (SP.POP.DPND)
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