Saint Lucia LC: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population

1960 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Saint Lucia LC: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 40.065 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.589 % for 2016. Saint Lucia LC: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 79.266 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.748 % in 1970 and a record low of 40.065 % in 2017. Saint Lucia LC: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s St. Lucia – Table LC.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. 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.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

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What was Saint Lucia's Saint Lucia LC: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population in 2017?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
40.07 2017 40.59 2016 40.07 2017 120.75 1970 % yearly 1960 - 2017

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