Area Database (v4.4)

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Dependency ratio

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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Afghanistan (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.3 96.5 96.7 96.9
Central (Kabul Wardak Kapisa Logar Parwan Panjsher) 86.9 86.7 86.4 86.2 86.0 85.8 85.5 85.3 85.1 84.9 84.6
Central Highlands (Bamyan Daikundi) 109 107 106 104 103 101 99.5 98.0 96.5 95.0 93.5
East (Nangarhar Kunar Laghman Nooristan) 109 109 109 110 110 111 111 111 112 112 113
North (Samangan Sar-e-Pul Balkh Jawzjan Faryab) 101 99.9 98.4 97.0 95.6 94.2 92.7 91.3 89.9 88.5 87.0
North East (Baghlan Takhar Badakhshan Kunduz) 86.6 87.5 88.3 89.2 90.1 91.0 91.8 92.7 93.6 94.5 95.3
South (Uruzgan Helmand Zabul Nimroz Kandahar) 82.8 87.7 92.5 97.4 102 107 112 117 122 127 132
South East (Ghazni Paktya Paktika Khost) 95.4 95.0 94.5 94.1 93.7 93.3 92.8 92.4 92.0 91.6 91.1
West (Ghor Herat Badghis Farah) 99.1 99.4 99.6 99.8 100 100 100 101 101 101 101
Albania (Europe)  
Total 47.9 48.8 49.8 50.7 51.7 52.6 53.6 54.5 54.0 53.5 53.0 52.6 52.1 51.6 51.1 50.6 50.1 49.6 49.1
Berat 46.1 46.5 46.9 47.3 47.7 48.1 48.5 48.9 50.0 51.2 52.3 53.4 54.5 55.7 56.8 57.9 59.0 60.2 61.3
Diber 31.8 36.6 41.5 46.3 51.2 56.0 60.9 65.7 63.8 61.9 60.0 58.1 56.1 54.2 52.3 50.4 48.5 46.6 44.7
Durres 51.6 51.7 51.7 51.8 51.9 52.0 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3
Elbasan 42.6 44.6 46.6 48.6 50.6 52.6 54.6 56.6 55.4 54.2 52.9 51.7 50.5 49.3 48.0 46.8 45.6 44.4 43.1
Fier 44.9 46.8 48.6 50.4 52.2 54.1 55.9 57.7 56.8 55.9 55.0 54.1 53.2 52.3 51.4 50.5 49.6 48.7 47.8
Gjirokaster 47.0 47.6 48.2 48.8 49.4 50.0 50.6 51.2 51.9 52.6 53.2 53.9 54.6 55.3 55.9 56.6 57.3 58.0 58.6
Korce 37.7 39.8 41.9 44.0 46.1 48.2 50.3 52.4 51.7 51.1 50.4 49.8 49.1 48.4 47.8 47.1 46.4 45.8 45.1
Kukes 73.0 72.4 71.9 71.3 70.8 70.2 69.7 69.1 66.8 64.5 62.2 60.0 57.7 55.4 53.1 50.8 48.5 46.2 43.9
Lezhe 37.7 41.1 44.4 47.7 51.0 54.4 57.7 61.0 60.1 59.3 58.4 57.6 56.7 55.8 55.0 54.1 53.2 52.4 51.5
Shkoder 48.6 49.9 51.2 52.5 53.8 55.1 56.4 57.7 56.3 54.8 53.4 51.9 50.5 49.0 47.6 46.1 44.7 43.2 41.8
Tirana 53.6 52.7 51.7 50.8 49.9 49.0 48.0 47.1 47.3 47.5 47.6 47.8 48.0 48.2 48.3 48.5 48.7 48.9 49.0
Vlore 60.0 60.3 60.7 61.0 61.4 61.7 62.1 62.4 62.7 63.1 63.4 63.7 64.0 64.4 64.7 65.0 65.3 65.7 66.0
Algeria (Africa)  
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 51.2 52.4 53.5 54.6 55.8 56.9 58.0 59.2 60.3
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 58.8 59.4 60.1 60.8 61.4 62.1 62.8 63.4 64.1
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 52.7 53.5 54.4 55.3 56.1 57.0 57.9 58.7 59.6
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 53.4 54.4 55.5 56.5 57.5 58.5 59.5 60.5 61.6
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 49.8 51.2 52.5 53.8 55.2 56.5 57.8 59.2 60.5
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 46.1 47.6 49.1 50.6 52.1 53.6 55.1 56.6 58.1
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 48.6 49.7 50.8 51.9 53.0 54.1 55.2 56.3 57.4
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 60.1 60.8 61.4 62.0 62.7 63.3 63.9 64.6 65.2
Angola (Africa)  
Total 105 104 104 104 103 103 102 102 102 101 101 100 100 99.7 99.3 102 105 108 111 114 117 119 122
Bengo 119 118 117 115 114 112 111 109 108 107 105 104
Benguela 65.2 71.6 77.9 84.2 90.5 96.8 103 109 116 122 128 135
Bie 95.9 102 108 114 121 127 133 139 145 151 158 164
Cabinda 89.7 90.0 90.4 90.7 91.0 91.4 91.7 92.1 92.4 92.7 93.1 93.4
Cunene 45.3 56.9 68.6 80.3 92.0 104 115 127 139 150 162 174
Huambo 116 118 120 122 124 126 127 129 131 133 135 137
Huila 94.0 99.1 104 109 114 119 124 129 135 140 145 150
Kuando Kubango 83.1 88.9 94.6 100 106 112 117 123 129 135 140 146
Kuanza Norte 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 118 118 118 118 118
Kuanza Sul 81.3 85.7 90.0 94.4 98.8 103 107 112 116 121 125 129
Luanda 78.1 79.7 81.4 83.0 84.6 86.3 87.9 89.6 91.2 92.8 94.5 96.1
Lunda Norte 110 113 117 120 124 127 131 134 138 141 145 148
Lunda Sul 91.4 97.5 104 110 116 122 128 134 140 146 152 159
Malange 91.0 97.1 103 110 116 122 128 134 140 147 153 159
Moxico 87.6 95.0 102 110 117 125 132 140 147 155 162 169
Namibe 105 107 110 112 115 117 120 122 125 127 130 132
Uige 88.1 93.2 98.2 103 108 113 118 124 129 134 139 144
Zaire 126 123 121 119 116 114 112 109 107 105 102 99.9
Argentina urban (America)  
Cuyo 62.9 62.4 61.9 61.4 60.9 60.4 59.9 59.4 58.9 58.4 57.9 57.4 56.9 56.4 55.9 55.4
Gran Buenos Aires 50.4 51.4 52.3 53.3 54.3 55.2 56.2 57.2 58.1 59.1 60.1 61.0 62.0 63.0 63.9 64.9
NEA 66.8 65.5 64.1 62.7 61.3 59.9 58.6 57.2 55.8 54.4 53.1 51.7 50.3 48.9 47.5 46.2
NOA 64.2 63.3 62.3 61.4 60.5 59.5 58.6 57.7 56.7 55.8 54.9 53.9 53.0 52.1 51.1 50.2
Pampeana 56.6 57.1 57.5 57.9 58.3 58.7 59.2 59.6 60.0 60.4 60.9 61.3 61.7 62.1 62.5 63.0
Patagonia 52.5 52.3 52.1 51.9 51.7 51.5 51.3 51.1 50.8 50.6 50.4 50.2 50.0 49.8 49.6 49.4
Armenia (Europe)  
Total 57.7 56.6 55.6 54.5 53.4 52.4 51.3 50.2 49.2 48.1 47.0 45.9 44.9 43.8 44.5 45.2 45.9 46.5 47.2 47.9 48.6 49.3 50.0
Aragatsotn 72.0 69.6 67.2 64.8 62.4 60.0 57.6 55.2 52.8 50.3 47.9 45.5 43.1 40.7 41.2 41.6 42.1 42.6 43.0 43.5 44.0 44.4 44.9
Ararat 68.0 66.0 64.1 62.2 60.3 58.4 56.4 54.5 52.6 50.7 48.8 46.8 44.9 43.0 43.3 43.6 44.0 44.3 44.6 44.9 45.2 45.5 45.9
Armavir 63.1 61.7 60.4 59.0 57.6 56.3 54.9 53.5 52.2 50.8 49.4 48.0 46.7 45.3 45.4 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.8 45.9
Gegharkunik 64.9 63.8 62.8 61.7 60.6 59.6 58.5 57.4 56.4 55.3 54.2 53.1 52.1 51.0 50.0 48.9 47.9 46.8 45.8 44.7 43.7 42.6 41.6
Kotayk 51.4 50.8 50.3 49.7 49.1 48.6 48.0 47.5 46.9 46.3 45.8 45.2 44.7 44.1 44.7 45.3 45.9 46.5 47.1 47.7 48.3 48.9 49.5
Lori 65.6 64.1 62.6 61.1 59.6 58.1 56.6 55.1 53.6 52.0 50.5 49.0 47.5 46.0 45.6 45.1 44.7 44.3 43.8 43.4 43.0 42.5 42.1
Shirak 51.5 51.2 51.0 50.7 50.5 50.2 50.0 49.7 49.5 49.2 49.0 48.7 48.5 48.2 48.3 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.9 49.0 49.1 49.3 49.4
Syunik 59.8 58.7 57.7 56.6 55.5 54.5 53.4 52.3 51.3 50.2 49.1 48.0 47.0 45.9 46.7 47.4 48.2 48.9 49.7 50.4 51.2 51.9 52.7
Tavush 65.4 64.7 64.1 63.4 62.7 62.1 61.4 60.8 60.1 59.4 58.8 58.1 57.5 56.8 55.7 54.6 53.5 52.4 51.3 50.2 49.1 48.0 46.9
Vayots Dzor 60.0 58.8 57.6 56.4 55.2 54.0 52.8 51.6 50.5 49.3 48.1 46.9 45.7 44.5 45.5 46.6 47.6 48.6 49.7 50.7 51.7 52.8 53.8
Yerevan 49.3 48.6 47.8 47.0 46.2 45.4 44.7 43.9 43.1 42.3 41.5 40.8 40.0 39.2 41.2 43.2 45.2 47.1 49.1 51.1 53.1 55.1 57.1
Azerbaijan (Europe)  
Total 50.9 50.9 50.9 50.9 50.9 50.9 50.9
Absheron 42.9 42.9 42.9 42.9 42.9 42.9 42.9
Aran 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8
Baku 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.4
Dakhlik Shirvan 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.6 61.6
Ganja Gazakh 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1
Guba Khachmaz 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7
Lankaran 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8
Shaki Zaqatala 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7
Yukhari Karabakh 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.2
Bangladesh (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 82.6 81.7 80.7 79.8 78.9 78.0 77.0 76.1 75.2 74.3 73.3 72.4 71.7 71.1 70.4 69.8 69.1 68.5 67.8 66.3 64.9 63.4 61.8 60.2 58.5 56.9 55.3 53.7 52.1 50.4
Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira 82.8 82.0 81.2 80.4 79.6 78.8 78.0 77.2 76.3 75.5 74.7 73.9 72.9 71.9 70.9 69.8 68.8 67.8 66.8 66.0 65.1 64.3 60.8 57.4 53.9 50.5 47.0 43.5 40.1 36.6
Bandarban, Cox s Bazar 98.2 99.2 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 107 108 107 105 103 101 98.9 97.0 95.1 88.7 82.4 76.0 74.6 73.2 71.9 70.5 69.1 67.7 66.3 65.0
Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali 72.4 73.3 74.1 75.0 75.9 76.7 77.6 78.5 79.3 80.2 81.0 81.9 80.6 79.3 78.0 76.7 75.4 74.1 72.8 71.8 70.7 69.7 68.0 66.4 64.7 63.1 61.4 59.7 58.1 56.4
Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur 78.7 77.7 76.6 75.6 74.6 73.5 72.5 71.5 70.4 69.4 68.3 67.3 66.7 66.1 65.5 64.9 64.3 63.7 63.1 60.8 58.6 56.3 56.5 56.8 57.0 57.3 57.5 57.7 58.0 58.2
Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat 70.6 70.2 69.7 69.3 68.9 68.4 68.0 67.6 67.1 66.7 66.2 65.8 65.2 64.6 64.0 63.5 62.9 62.3 61.7 59.9 58.0 56.2 54.7 53.1 51.6 50.0 48.5 47.0 45.4 43.9
Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla 101 99.4 98.0 96.6 95.2 93.9 92.5 91.1 89.7 88.4 87.0 85.6 84.3 83.0 81.7 80.5 79.2 77.9 76.6 76.5 76.3 76.2 74.4 72.6 70.9 69.1 67.3 65.5 63.7 62.0
Chittagong 80.6 79.6 78.6 77.6 76.6 75.6 74.6 73.6 72.6 71.6 70.6 69.6 69.2 68.8 68.4 68.0 67.6 67.2 66.8 65.1 63.3 61.6 60.5 59.3 58.2 57.0 55.9 54.8 53.6 52.5
Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur 72.2 71.4 70.5 69.7 68.9 68.1 67.2 66.4 65.6 64.8 63.9 63.1 62.2 61.4 60.5 59.7 58.8 58.0 57.1 56.3 55.4 54.6 53.5 52.4 51.4 50.3 49.2 48.1 47.0 46.0
Dhaka 64.4 63.4 62.4 61.4 60.4 59.4 58.4 57.4 56.4 55.4 54.4 53.4 53.4 53.3 53.3 53.2 53.2 53.1 53.1 51.9 50.6 49.4 48.5 47.6 46.8 45.9 45.0 44.1 43.2 42.4
Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon 83.0 81.9 80.7 79.6 78.5 77.4 76.2 75.1 74.0 72.9 71.7 70.6 69.7 68.8 67.9 66.9 66.0 65.1 64.2 62.7 61.1 59.6 57.6 55.5 53.5 51.4 49.4 47.4 45.3 43.3
Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari 72.1 71.6 71.0 70.5 70.0 69.5 68.9 68.4 67.9 67.4 66.8 66.3 66.7 67.0 67.4 67.7 68.1 68.4 68.8 66.5 64.1 61.8 60.4 58.9 57.5 56.0 54.6 53.2 51.7 50.3
Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali 98.3 97.0 95.8 94.5 93.2 92.0 90.7 89.5 88.2 86.9 85.7 84.4 84.1 83.7 83.4 83.0 82.7 82.3 82.0 80.2 78.4 76.6 74.8 73.0 71.3 69.5 67.7 65.9 64.1 62.4
Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi 74.1 74.0 73.8 73.7 73.6 73.5 73.3 73.2 73.1 73.0 72.8 72.7 71.6 70.5 69.4 68.4 67.3 66.2 65.1 62.2 59.4 56.5 55.3 54.1 52.8 51.6 50.4 49.2 48.0 46.7
Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur 101 97.4 94.0 90.6 87.2 83.8 80.4 77.0 73.6 70.2 66.8 63.4 64.0 64.6 65.2 65.7 66.3 66.9 67.5 66.7 65.9 65.1 64.3 63.5 62.7 61.9 61.1 60.3 59.5 58.7
Habiganj, Sunamganj 88.7 88.0 87.4 86.7 86.1 85.4 84.8 84.1 83.5 82.8 82.2 81.5 82.1 82.6 83.2 83.7 84.3 84.8 85.4 84.6 83.9 83.1 80.6 78.1 75.7 73.2 70.7 68.2 65.7 63.3
Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail 75.1 74.9 74.8 74.6 74.5 74.3 74.2 74.0 73.9 73.7 73.6 73.4 72.1 70.8 69.5 68.3 67.0 65.7 64.4 63.8 63.2 62.6 61.1 59.6 58.0 56.5 55.0 53.5 52.0 50.4
Jessore, Magura, Narail 75.3 74.2 73.1 72.0 70.9 69.8 68.7 67.6 66.5 65.4 64.3 63.2 62.9 62.5 62.2 61.8 61.5 61.1 60.8 60.0 59.2 58.4 56.7 55.0 53.2 51.5 49.8 48.1 46.4 44.6
Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) 89.1 88.5 87.8 87.2 86.6 86.0 85.3 84.7 84.1 83.5 82.8 82.2 81.3 80.4 79.5 78.7 77.8 76.9 76.0 72.6 69.2 65.8 63.7 61.6 59.6 57.5 55.4 53.3 51.2 49.2
Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.0 83.5 82.9 82.4 81.8 81.3 80.7 81.3 82.0 82.6 79.0 75.4 71.8 68.2 64.6 61.0 57.4 53.8
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur 91.6 90.2 88.7 87.2 85.7 84.3 82.8 81.3 79.8 78.4 76.9 75.4 73.7 71.9 70.2 68.4 66.7 64.9 63.2 62.6 61.9 61.3 59.9 58.5 57.0 55.6 54.2 52.8 51.4 49.9
Maulvibazar, Sylhet 80.4 80.4 80.3 80.3 80.3 80.3 80.2 80.2 80.2 80.2 80.1 80.1 79.7 79.3 78.9 78.5 78.1 77.7 77.3 74.9 72.5 70.1 68.0 65.9 63.7 61.6 59.5 57.4 55.3 53.1
Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi 66.8 66.6 66.3 66.1 65.9 65.7 65.4 65.2 65.0 64.8 64.5 64.3 63.7 63.1 62.5 61.8 61.2 60.6 60.0 59.4 58.7 58.1 55.6 53.0 50.5 47.9 45.4 42.9 40.3 37.8
Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj 93.9 91.4 88.9 86.4 83.9 81.4 78.9 76.4 73.8 71.3 68.8 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 63.4 59.8 56.3 55.5 54.7 53.9 53.1 52.3 51.5 50.7 49.9
Barbados (America)  
Total 48.2 48.2 48.2 48.2 48.2 48.2 48.2
Christ Church and St. Philip 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6
St Michael 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6 49.6
St. James, St. George, and St. Thomas 47.4 47.4 47.4 47.4 47.4 47.4 47.4
St. Lucy, St. Peter, St. Andrew, St. Joseph, and St. John 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5
Belarus (Europe)  
Total 41.2 41.4 41.6 41.8 42.0 42.2 42.4 42.6 42.8 43.0 43.2 44.3 45.5 46.6 47.7 48.8 50.0 51.1 52.2 53.4 54.5
Brest region 40.6 41.5 42.3 43.2 44.1 44.9 45.8 46.7 47.6 48.4 49.3 49.9 50.5 51.1 51.8 52.4 53.0 53.6 54.2 54.8 55.4
Gomel region 49.6 48.9 48.1 47.4 46.7 45.9 45.2 44.5 43.8 43.0 42.3 43.7 45.2 46.6 48.1 49.5 51.0 52.4 53.8 55.3 56.7
Grodno region 45.9 45.2 44.5 43.8 43.1 42.4 41.7 41.1 40.4 39.7 39.0 40.3 41.6 42.9 44.1 45.4 46.7 48.0 49.3 50.6 51.9
Minsk region 35.7 36.2 36.8 37.3 37.8 38.4 38.9 39.5 40.0 40.6 41.1 42.7 44.4 46.0 47.7 49.3 51.0 52.6 54.2 55.9 57.5
Mogilev region 46.3 46.2 46.1 46.0 45.9 45.8 45.7 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.3 45.3 45.4 45.4 45.5 45.5 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.7 45.7
Vitebsk region 37.5 38.2 38.9 39.6 40.3 41.0 41.7 42.3 43.0 43.7 44.4 45.2 46.0 46.8 47.6 48.4 49.2 50.0 50.8 51.6 52.4
Lighter numbers are estimates