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CHART 4.4
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Dependency ratios, 2005
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- Korea had a significantly lower dependency ratio than the other countries compared.
- Mexico had the highest dependency ratio, mainly because it had a larger proportion of persons under age 15 than
all other countries compared.
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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: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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