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

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

Countries Periods Old-age dependency ratio (prognosis) (% of the population aged 15 to 64) Young-age dependency ratio (prognosis) (% of the population aged 15 to 64)
Australia 2050 36.3 27.2
Austria 2050 48.5 22.8
Belgium 2050 41.7 28.6
Canada 2050 41.2 26.1
Czech Republic 2050 56.6 25.2
Denmark 2050 40.2 28.3
Finland 2050 46.4 26.7
France 2050 45.9 29.2
Germany 2050 59.5 20.2
Hungary 2050 45.5 23.4
Ireland 2050 45.6 27.7
Italy 2050 62.5 23.7
Japan 2050 75.3 18.8
The Netherlands 2050 46.5 26.6
Poland 2050 53.0 21.9
South Korea 2050 71.0 18.9
Spain 2050 71.3 24.4
Sweden 2050 41.8 27.8
United Kingdom 2050 40.5 27.5
United States 2050 34.3 29.4
EU-15 2050 . .
EU-27 2050 50.3 25.2
OECD 2050 44.2 26.3
Source: © OECD
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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No longer applicable.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

Old-age dependency ratio (prognosis)
The ratio between the number of people over 65 years and people in the population aged 15 to 64 years.

Source: OECD.
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.