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
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