Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India

India: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.4639 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4639
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
92nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.7793
in 1983
All-time low
0.4639
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.7791987: 0.7381993: 0.6691999: 0.6752004: 0.6182005: 0.5992007: 0.582009: 0.5492011: 0.5342017: 0.4752018: 0.4662019: 0.464

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India is 0.4639, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India peaked at 0.7793 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4639, in 2019.

That places India 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7586 0.738 0.7793 2
1990s 0.6721 0.6693 0.6748 2
2000s 0.5867 0.5492 0.6185 4
2010s 0.4847 0.4639 0.5336 4

Countries ranked near India

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  4. 93 Costa Rica 0.462 compare
  5. 94 Albania 0.4523 compare
  6. 95 North Macedonia 0.4468 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in India was 0.4639 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7793 in 1983.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4639 in 2019.
How does India rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
India ranks 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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