Dependency ratios

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000496",
  "term": "Dependency ratios",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A population's dependency ratio, also known as the age dependency ratio and the total dependency ratio, is the combined child population (people under age 15) and elderly population (people ages 65 and above) per 100 people ages 15-64 (people \"of labor force age\"). The youth dependency ratio is the number of people under age 15 per 100 people ages 15-64. The elderly, or old age, dependency ratio is the number of people 65 and over per 100 people 15-64. Dependency ratios are also referred to as support ratios.",
  "see_also": [
    "Age structure",
    "Aging",
    "Cohort",
    "Dependent age groups",
    "Population pyramid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/dependency-ratios/"
}