Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia

Australia: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.2205 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2205
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
110th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4876
in 2002
All-time low
0.1996
in 2011
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.30.40.52001200820152001: 0.4872002: 0.4882003: 0.4842004: 0.4832005: 0.4822006: 0.4792007: 0.4792008: 0.4742009: 0.4722010: 0.472011: 0.22012: 0.2032013: 0.2092014: 0.2152015: 0.221

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia stood at 0.2205.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia peaked at 0.4876 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1996, in 2011.

Australia ranks 110th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4872
2002 0.4876 +0.1%
2003 0.484 -0.7%
2004 0.4827 -0.3%
2005 0.4815 -0.3%
2006 0.4795 -0.4%
2007 0.4788 -0.1%
2008 0.4743 -0.9%
2009 0.4722 -0.5%
2010 0.4699 -0.5%
2011 0.1996 -57.5%
2012 0.203 +1.7%
2013 0.2091 +3.0%
2014 0.2147 +2.7%
2015 0.2205 +2.7%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.2205 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5226, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.2205 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4138, 53% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -57.5% 0.4699 0.1996

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4809 0.4722 0.4876 9
2010s 0.2528 0.1996 0.4699 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 107 Azerbaijan 0.4058 compare
  2. 108 Ukraine 0.3993 compare
  3. 109 China 0.3164 compare
  4. 111 South Korea 0.1929 compare
  5. 112 Turkey 0.1351 compare
  6. 113 Indonesia 0.0952 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Australia was 0.2205 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4876 in 2002.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1996 in 2011.
How does Australia rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Australia ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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