What Is the Dependency Ratio?
The dependency ratio, also known as the dependency coefficient, refers to the ratio of the non-working-age population to the working-age population among the population. The larger the dependency ratio, the greater the number of dependents per capita of the labor force, which means that the burden of labor support is more serious.
Dependency ratio
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- Chinese name
- Dependency ratio
- Foreign name
- dependency ratio
- Alias
- Dependency factor
- Definition
- Ratio of non-working-age population to working population
- Function
- Measuring per capita labor support
- The dependency ratio, also known as the dependency coefficient, refers to the ratio of the non-working-age population to the working-age population among the population. The larger the dependency ratio, the greater the number of dependents per capita of the labor force, which means that the burden of labor support is more serious.
- In the real economy, the population can be roughly divided into three categories: the minor population, the labor force, and the elderly population. The dependency ratio refers to the ratio between the number of non-laborers and the number of laborers. It measures the number of dependent non-laborers who are supported by the labor force. which is:
- Total dependency ratio (ie dependency ratio) = (aged population + minor population) / labor force population
- = Dependency ratio for the elderly population + dependency ratio for minors
- The larger the dependency ratio, the greater the number of dependents per capita of the labor force, which means that the burden of labor support is more serious. The dependency ratio of the elderly population is a relatively more direct measure of the labor burden of the elderly. The result of population aging will directly lead to the continuous increase of the dependency ratio of the elderly population, so the dependency ratio of the elderly population is the focus of attention in the aging society.