Old Dependency Ratio (Sample Survey)

22.7 (%) in 2021

In 2021, old dependency ratio for Hebei was 22.7 %. Old dependency ratio of Hebei increased from 11 % in 2005 to 22.7 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 5.46%.

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Old Dependency Ratio also called old dependency coefficient, refers to the ratio of the elderly population to the working-age population, express in %. It describes the number of the elderly population that every 100 people at working ages will take care of. Old dependency ratio is one of the indicators reflecting the social implication of population aging from the economic perspective. The old dependency ratio is calculated with the following formula: (The elderly population aged 65 and over)/(The working-age population aged 15-64)*100%.

Date Value Change, %
2021 22.7 17.24%
2019 19.3 4.83%
2018 18.4 9.70%
2017 16.8 8.81%
2016 15.4 8.66%
2015 14.2 9.81%
2014 12.9 3.11%
2013 12.6 0.72%
2012 12.5 13.27%
2011 11.0 -7.33%
2009 11.9 2.15%
2008 11.6