Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.4931 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4931
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
84th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.6555
in 2016
All-time low
0.4665
in 2000
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.5321993: 0.5331994: 0.5251995: 0.5211996: 0.5141998: 0.51999: 0.4842000: 0.4672001: 0.472002: 0.4742003: 0.4852004: 0.4822006: 0.4932007: 0.4862008: 0.4932009: 0.4862011: 0.4872012: 0.5112013: 0.5292014: 0.5312015: 0.5442016: 0.6552019: 0.493

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4931.

That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6555 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4665, in 2000.

That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5156 0.4841 0.5325 7
2000s 0.4819 0.4665 0.4935 9
2010s 0.536 0.487 0.6555 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 81 Tunisia 0.4989 compare
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  3. 83 Chile 0.494 compare
  4. 85 Cambodia 0.4888 compare
  5. 86 Armenia 0.4858 compare
  6. 87 South Africa 0.4853 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.4931 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6555 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4665 in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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