Suriname

Dependent People

51.06
percent of the working age population
Dec 60Dec 64Dec 68Dec 72Dec 76Dec 80Dec 84Dec 88Dec 92Dec 96Dec 00Dec 04Dec 08Dec 12Dec 16Dec 200.00030.0060.0090.00120.00
  • Suriname
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

120
Switzerland51.64
121
Poland51.42
122
Canada51.24
123
Russia51.22
124
Montenegro51.09
125
Suriname51.06
126
Djibouti50.64
126
Austria50.64
128
Uzbekistan50.58
129
Grenada50.53
130
Barbados50.29

South America Ranking

2
Argentina55.77
3
Paraguay55.53
4
Uruguay54.85
5
Venezuela54.41
6
Guyana53.21
7
Suriname51.06
8
Peru50.19
9
Chile45.95
10
Colombia45.44
11
Brazil43.48

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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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