Investment climate; old-and young-age dependency intern. comparison,'00-'50

Investment climate; old-and young-age dependency intern. comparison,'00-'50

Countries Periods Young-age dependency ratio (prognosis) (% of the population aged 15 to 64)
Australia 2050 27.2
Austria 2050 22.8
Belgium 2050 28.6
Canada 2050 26.1
Czech Republic 2050 25.2
Denmark 2050 28.3
Finland 2050 26.7
France 2050 29.2
Germany 2050 20.2
Hungary 2050 23.4
Ireland 2050 27.7
Italy 2050 23.7
Japan 2050 18.8
The Netherlands 2050 26.6
Poland 2050 21.9
South Korea 2050 18.9
Spain 2050 24.4
Sweden 2050 27.8
United Kingdom 2050 27.5
United States 2050 29.4
EU-15 2050 .
EU-27 2050 25.2
OECD 2050 26.3
Source: © OECD
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Table explanation


This table gives for a number of countries the (future) development of ageing (old-age dependency ratio) and the young-age dependency ratio. In this table not only the years 2000 and 2010 are presented but also future projections of the age-dependency ratios. In the Netherlands as well as in several other countries ageing is expected to grow in the (near) future. Also the young-age dependency ratio may decrease. These developments will influence the labour market and the balance between the active and non-active part of the population and so the investment climate.

Note: Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. So, the figures in this table could differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available for: 2000-2050, ten-yearly. Projections ultimo 2013.

Status of the figures:
The external source of these data frequently supply adjusted prognoses for the above-mentioned periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 1 March 2018:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Young-age dependency ratio (prognosis)
The ratio between the number of people younger than 15 and the population aged 15 to 64 years.

Source: OECD.