Old-age dependency ratio in Reunion
Reunion: Old-age dependency ratio was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.3%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2023
All-time low
6.2%
in 1967
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Old-age dependency ratio in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 23.3% for old-age dependency ratio in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Reunion peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1967.
That places Reunion 72nd 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.
Old-age dependency ratio in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.9% | — |
| 1951 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 4 |
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- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
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- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Reunion?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Reunion was 23.3% 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1967.
- How does Reunion rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Reunion ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).