Table 1.
Trends in dependency ratio in India in comparative perspective
| Countries | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependency ratio | |||||||
| Japan | 44.9 | 48.1 | 43.5 | 46.6 | 55.9 | 69.0 | 72.4 |
| China | 79.1 | 68.4 | 52.1 | 46.2 | 36.5 | 42.2 | 48.4 |
| India | 79.2 | 79.2 | 75.0 | 64.2 | 56.0 | 48.7 | 46.1 |
| Asia | 79.6 | 72.8 | 63.2 | 56.6 | 48.5 | 47.8 | 49.0 |
| World | 75.0 | 70.01 | 63.9 | 58.7 | 52.8 | 53.3 | 54.5 |
| Child dependency ratio | |||||||
| Japan | 34.9 | 34.9 | 26.5 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 19.2 |
| China | 72.4 | 60.5 | 43.5 | 36.2 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 23.4 |
| India | 73.3 | 68.7 | 65.2 | 57.0 | 48.1 | 38.9 | 33.6 |
| Asia | 72.8 | 65.3 | 57.5 | 47.5 | 38.5 | 34.7 | 31.4 |
| World | 65.7 | 60.1 | 53.8 | 47.8 | 41.2 | 39.0 | 36.5 |
| Old dependency ratio | |||||||
| Japan | 10.0 | 13.2 | 17.0 | 24.9 | 35.1 | 48.0 | 53.2 |
| China | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 25.0 |
| India | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| Asia | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 17.6 |
| World | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 18.0 |
Source: United Nations (2019), World Population Prospects