3 ms·
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/dependency-ratios/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/dependency-rati... Some numbers: Canada total dep
by zaptheimpaler 3y ago
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/dependency-ratios/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/dependency-rati...
Some numbers:
Canada
total dependency ratio: 52.1
youth dependency ratio: 23.9
elderly dependency ratio: 28.2
USA
total dependency ratio: 53.7
youth dependency ratio: 28
elderly dependency ratio: 25.6
Japan
total dependency ratio: 71.1
youth dependency ratio: 20.1
elderly dependency ratio: 51
- pc86 3y agoNobody is pushing abortion bans with retirement age or dependency ratio in mind.
- alephnerd 3y agoTell that to Ceaușescu /s You ain't wrong though, yet. We may see that argument coming up in the next 20 years.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- ketzo 3y agoThe article talks about the dependency ratio in depth, including why it's not a perfect metric: aging people tend to disproportionately do work that is not tracked, e.g. volunteer work and caregiving.