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Dependency ratio
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 57.1 | 56.6 | 56.1 | 55.6 | 55.1 | 54.6 | 54.1 | 53.6 | 53.1 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 51.6 | 51.1 | 50.6 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 49.1 | 48.6 | ||||||||||
| Urban | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.2 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 65.1 | 64.1 | 63.1 | 62.1 | 61.1 | 60.1 | 59.1 | 58.1 | 57.1 | 56.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 48.0 | ||||||||||
| Poor | 80.2 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.2 | 77.7 | 77.2 | 76.7 | 76.2 | 75.7 | 75.2 | 74.7 | 74.2 | 73.7 | 73.2 | 72.7 | 72.2 | 71.7 | ||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 54.1 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.0 | ||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 72.7 | 71.4 | 70.0 | 68.7 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 64.7 | 63.4 | 62.0 | 60.7 | 59.3 | 58.0 | 56.7 | 55.3 | 54.0 | 52.7 | 51.3 | 50.0 | ||||||||||
| Second 25% | 59.7 | 59.1 | 58.4 | 57.8 | 57.2 | 56.5 | 55.9 | 55.3 | 54.7 | 54.0 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 52.2 | 51.5 | 50.9 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 49.0 | ||||||||||
| Third 25% | 52.1 | 51.9 | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.2 | ||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 45.9 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 46.9 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Centre (Djelfa, Laghouat, MSila) | 77.1 | 75.7 | 74.4 | 73.0 | 71.6 | 70.3 | 68.9 | 67.6 | 66.2 | 64.9 | 63.5 | 62.2 | 60.8 | 59.5 | 58.1 | 56.7 | 55.4 | 54.0 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Est (Setif, Batna, Khenchela, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Oum El Bouaghi, Tebessa) | 61.6 | 60.9 | 60.2 | 59.5 | 58.8 | 58.1 | 57.4 | 56.7 | 56.0 | 55.3 | 54.6 | 53.9 | 53.2 | 52.5 | 51.8 | 51.1 | 50.4 | 49.7 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Ouest (Tiaret, Saida, Tissemsilt, Naama, El Bayadh) | 69.6 | 68.4 | 67.1 | 65.9 | 64.7 | 63.4 | 62.2 | 61.0 | 59.8 | 58.5 | 57.3 | 56.1 | 54.9 | 53.6 | 52.4 | 51.2 | 49.9 | 48.7 | ||||||||||
| Nord Centre (Alger, Blida, Boumerdes, Tipaza, Bouira, Medea, Tizi-Ouzou, Bejaia, Chlef, Ain Defla) | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 48.9 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.2 | ||||||||||
| Nord Est (Annaba, Constantine, Skikda, Jijel, Mila, Souk Ahras, El Tarf, Guelma) | 53.3 | 52.6 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 50.8 | 50.2 | 49.5 | 48.9 | 48.3 | 47.7 | 47.1 | 46.5 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 44.6 | 44.0 | 43.4 | 42.7 | ||||||||||
| Nord Ouest (Oran, Tlemcen, Mostaganem, Ain Temouchent, Relizane, Sidi Bel Abbes, Mascara) | 50.3 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.7 | 47.5 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 46.9 | ||||||||||
| Sud (Bechar, Tindouf, Adrar, Ghardaia, Biskra, El Oued, Ouargla, Tamanrasset,Illizi) | 81.0 | 79.5 | 77.9 | 76.4 | 74.9 | 73.3 | 71.8 | 70.3 | 68.7 | 67.2 | 65.6 | 64.1 | 62.6 | 61.0 | 59.5 | 58.0 | 56.4 | 54.9 | ||||||||||