* Figures for 2020 and following years are based on 2020 census data. Figures for previous years have not been revised.
The dependency ratio denotes the relationship between economic dependent age groups (people who are either too old or too young to work) to those of a working age. Those who are defined as being able to work, by the source, are those between the ages of 15 and 64. The dependency ratio indicates how great a burden is placed on those of a working age by those of a non-working age. The old-age dependency rate is even higher considering the current retirement age of 60 for men, 55 for female civil servants and 50 for other female workers.Â
For statistical purposes, the data apply to mainland China only, not including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
Figures for the child dependency ratio published by the given source for years after 2009 differ from figures published by the United Nations.
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Children and old-age dependency ratio in China 2014-2024
The graph shows the share of people depending on support of the working population in China from 2014 to 2024, by age group. In 2024, the child dependency ratio ranged at around ** percent, which means that statistically approximately **** people of working age had to support *** child aged below 15 years.
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