Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen

St. Gallen: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
742nd
of 1249 regions
All-time high
27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2022
All-time low
25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen, 2010–2023

01020302010201620232010: 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2011: 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2012: 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2013: 25.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2014: 25.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2015: 25.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2016: 26.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2017: 26.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2018: 26.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2019: 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2020: 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2021: 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2022: 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years2023: 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years

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 St. Gallen is 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in St. Gallen peaked at 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2010.

St. Gallen ranks 742nd of 1249 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen, year by year

Annual values for Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen, 2010 to 2023.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-64 years Change
2010 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years —
2011 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.4%
2012 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2013 25.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.4%
2014 25.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2015 25.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.4%
2016 26.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +1.6%
2017 26.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.8%
2018 26.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.8%
2019 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.8%
2020 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.0%
2021 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.7%
2022 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years +0.4%
2023 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 25.89 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 10
2020s 26.88 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 26.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in St. Gallen?
Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in St. Gallen was 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in St. Gallen?
The highest recorded value was 27 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2022.
What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in St. Gallen?
The lowest recorded value was 25.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2010.
How does St. Gallen rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
St. Gallen ranks 742nd out of 1249 regions with data for 2023.
Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in St. Gallen?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this St. Gallen 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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Indicator
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-64 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,260 places, 27,881 data points, 1980–2025
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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