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CHART 5.3

Dependency ratios, 2004

  • India had a much higher dependency ratio than the United States and the other large emerging economies.

  • The Russian Federation and China had the lowest dependency ratios.

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Dependency ratios, 2004

NOTE: The dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents (persons under age 15 or over age 64) to the working-age population (persons ages 15 to 64).

SOURCE: World Bank.

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