Total dependency ratio fell 12.0% to 39.2% in China in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in China reached an all time high of 82.4% in 1966 and an all time low of 37.1% in 2009. When compared to China's main peers, total dependency ratio in India amounted to 44.0%, 67.1% in Japan, 44.4% in Russia and 53.1% in USA in 2022.
China has been ranked 156th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Dependency Ratio | Unit |
Bangladesh | % |
Canada | % |
China | % |
Germany | % |
India | % |
Japan | % |
Mexico | % |
Pakistan | % |
Russia | % |
South Korea | % |
Sri Lanka | % |
USA | % |
2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
40.2% | 40.7% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 43.4% | ||||||||||||||||
64.9% | 65.2% | 65.7% | 66.2% | 66.7% | ||||||||||||||||
56.0% | 56.5% | 57.3% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
79.2% | 79.7% | 80.6% | 81.5% | 82.4% | ||||||||||||||||
40.5% | 40.6% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
92.0% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
49.9% | 50.6% | 51.3% | 52.0% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
50.1% | 50.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
80.6% | 82.5% | 84.1% | 85.8% | 87.5% | ||||||||||||||||
55.3% | 56.1% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||
61.6% | 61.7% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 62.3% |