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Ghana

Dependent People

67.42
percent of the working age population
Source: IMF
44
Japan69.05
45
Gabon68.9
46
Tonga68.59
47
Tajikistan67.93
48
Namibia67.86
49
Ghana67.42
50
Israel67.34
51
Kiribati67.03
52
Egypt64.62
53
Pakistan64.39
34
Comoros72.79
35
Swaziland70.81
36
Kenya69.78
37
Gabon68.9
38
Namibia67.86
39
Ghana67.42
40
Egypt64.62
42
Botswana61.07
43
Algeria60.07
44
Lesotho59.2

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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