Old-age dependency ratio in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Old-age dependency ratio was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 9.7% for old-age dependency ratio in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Bangladesh peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Bangladesh?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Bangladesh was 9.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Bangladesh ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).