There has been an increase in the dependency ratio because of several factors.

The nature of employment is also being affected by the increase in the dependency ratio.

A high dependency ratio can cause serious problems for a country.

Worries about increasing (demographic) dependency ratio should thus be taken with caution.

Consequently dependency ratios for future decades are again only best estimates and not real facts.

This historically low dependency ratio has been extremely beneficial for China's unprecedented period of economic growth.

About 69% are dependents, resulting to a dependency ratio of 1:2.

This number can be further used to calculate the dependency ratio in that population.

And the economy's dependency ratio, which measures the burden of retirees on workers, will narrow.

The overall economic dependency ratio for the country is estimated at 93 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group of 15-64 years.