The youth population is defined as those People aged less than 15.
The share of the dependent population is calculated as total elderly
and youth population expressed as a ratio of the total population.
The #Youth-Dependency ratio relates the number of young persons
that are likely to be dependent
on the support of others for their daily needs to the number of those
who are capable of providing such support.
This indicator is measured as a percentage of population.
OECD (2016), Young population (indicator). doi:
10.1787/3d774f19-en (Accessed on 30 May 2016)
The share of the dependent population is calculated as total elderly
and youth population expressed as a ratio of the total population.
The #Youth-Dependency ratio relates the number of young persons
that are likely to be dependent
on the support of others for their daily needs to the number of those
who are capable of providing such support.
This indicator is measured as a percentage of population.
OECD (2016), Young population (indicator). doi:
10.1787/3d774f19-en (Accessed on 30 May 2016)