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South Africa Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025

Name: South Africa Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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68.71 66 data points

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank

South Africa's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 68.71, based on 66 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	47.85	−0.46	162nd
2024	48.31	−0.06	55th
2023	48.37	−0.18	54th
2022	48.55	−0.37	57th
2021	48.92	−0.58	58th
2020	49.50	−0.60	63rd
2019	50.09	−0.58	73rd
2018	50.68	−0.59	77th
2017	51.27	+0.21	87th
2016	51.06	+0.28	86th
2015	50.78	−0.36	90th
2014	51.14	−0.32	97th
2013	51.46	−0.41	102nd
2012	51.87	−0.50	106th
2011	52.36	−0.66	112th
2010	53.02	−0.64	117th
2009	53.67	−0.53	116th
2008	54.20	−0.65	117th
2007	54.85	−0.84	117th
2006	55.69	−0.97	116th
2005	56.65	−1.21	115th
2004	57.86	−1.60	117th
2003	59.46	−1.95	118th
2002	61.41	−2.14	121st
2001	63.54	−2.16	123rd
2000	65.70	−2.12	125th
1999	67.82	−2.02	128th
1998	69.84	−1.78	129th
1997	71.62	−0.40	130th
1996	72.03	+0.55	129th
1995	71.47	+1.29	125th
1994	70.18	−0.02	117th
1993	70.20	−0.91	114th
1992	71.10	+0.25	115th
1991	70.85	−0.63	115th
1990	71.48	−1.11	115th
1989	72.59	−0.96	116th
1988	73.55	−0.85	117th
1987	74.40	−0.80	118th
1986	75.20	−0.78	120th
1985	75.97	−0.75	120th
1984	76.72	−0.77	119th
1983	77.50	−0.92	119th
1982	78.41	−1.15	118th
1981	79.56	−1.37	117th
1980	80.93	−1.04	116th
1979	81.97	−0.64	114th
1978	82.61	−0.64	116th
1977	83.25	−0.47	115th
1976	83.72	−0.30	115th
1975	84.02	−0.24	113th
1974	84.27	−0.19	113th
1973	84.46	−0.14	110th
1972	84.59	−0.07	107th
1971	84.66	+0.05	108th
1970	84.61	+0.15	108th
1969	84.46	+0.19	103rd
1968	84.27	+0.22	103rd
1967	84.04	+0.27	102nd
1966	83.78	+0.27	106th
1965	83.51	+0.22	107th
1964	83.29	+0.01	109th
1963	83.28	−0.11	111th
1962	83.39	−0.03	116th
1961	83.42	−0.01	117th
1960	83.43	–	126th

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