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Costa Rica

Dependent People

45.1
percent of the working age population
Source: IMF
154
Chile45.95
155
Iran45.58
156
Colombia45.44
158
Bhutan45.14
159
Costa Rica45.1
160
Vietnam45.05
161
Cyprus44.9
162
Hong Kong44.65
163
Macedonia44.48
164
Malaysia44.16

Definition of Dependent People

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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