Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Cartagena
Cartagena: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Cartagena, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Cartagena is 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Cartagena peaked at 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 1995.
That places Cartagena 756th out of 1249 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Cartagena, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | — |
| 1996 | 8.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 8.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 21.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +140.9% |
| 2004 | 21.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 20.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Cartagena 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +140.9% | 8.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 21.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.28 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 8.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 8.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 21.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.68 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 21.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 25.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 3 |
More reference data data for Cartagena
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 482.82 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 187.58 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 265.66 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -217.71 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -29.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -15.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 30.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 10.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 1.2 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -1 Days per year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Cartagena?
- Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Cartagena was 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Cartagena?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Cartagena?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 1995.
- How does Cartagena rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
- Cartagena ranks 756th out of 1249 regions with data for 2022.
- Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Cartagena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cartagena data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Dependency ratios are derived from population by age and sex data collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org