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5. Age composition of population, dependency ratios and ageing index
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Year,
1 January
Age composition, %
Youth dependency ratio
Old-age dependency ratio
Total dependency ratio
Ageing index
–14
15–64
65–X
1980
21.9
64.6
13.5
33.8
20.9
54.8
61.9
1990
20.5
66.2
13.2
31.0
20.0
51.0
64.5
2001
16.6
68.3
15.1
24.3
22.2
46.5
91.3
2002
16.3
68.4
15.3
23.8
22.3
46.1
93.5
2003
16.1
68.5
15.4
23.5
22.4
45.9
95.4
2004
15.9
68.6
15.5
23.1
22.6
45.7
97.6
2005
15.6
68.7
15.6
22.8
22.7
45.5
99.9
2006
15.4
68.8
15.8
22.4
22.9
45.4
102.4
2007
15.2
68.9
15.9
22.1
23.2
45.2
104.9
2008
15.0
68.8
16.2
21.8
23.5
45.3
107.8
2009
14.9
68.8
16.4
21.6
23.8
45.4
109.9
2010
14.7
68.6
16.6
21.5
24.2
46.5
112.6
2011
14.6
68.7
16.7
21.3
24.4
45.6
114.7
2012
a)
14.5
68.6
16.9
21.1
24.6
45.7
116.5
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