Economic dependency ratio, 1975-2006 and projected 2016, by age

Table 7. Economic dependency ratio, 1975-2006 and projected 2016, by age
[Per hundred in the labor force]
Group 1975 1986 1996 2006 2016

 

  

Total population

 126.3 103.8 97.9 96.0 97.9

Under 16

 61.4 47.0 46.6 43.0 42.4

16 to 64

 44.2 34.7 29.1 31.0 32.3

65 and older

 20.7 22.1 22.2 22.0 23.2

 

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2007