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Iraq

Dependent People

69.94
percent of the working age population
Source: IMF
37
Samoa73.26
38
Comoros72.79
39
Vanuatu72.47
40
Yemen71.71
41
Swaziland70.81
42
Iraq69.94
43
Kenya69.78
44
Japan69.05
45
Gabon68.9
46
Tonga68.59
47
Tajikistan67.93
2
Yemen71.71
3
Iraq69.94
4
Israel67.34
5
Jordan58.25
6
Syria55.4
7
Turkey49.08
8
Lebanon48.41

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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