A dependency ratio measures the number of people either too young or too old to work, compared to the number of people within working age. For the statistic’s sake, the working age is considered to be ...

Chad recorded an age dependency ratio of 98.1% in 2022. Hence, the working-age individuals in Chad have many dependents to support. Niger ranks at the top of the 20 countries with the highest age ...

Researchers have devised a new metric, the 'Health-Adjusted Dependency Ratio' (HADR) as an alternative to the most commonly used aging metric, the old-age dependency ratio (OADR). The research ...

In this article, we will be covering the 20 countries with the highest age dependency ratio in the world. If you wish to skip our detailed analysis, you can move directly to the 5 Countries with the ...