T15. Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age) [1] - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - European Statistics 2000

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T15. Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age) [1]

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Table Details

T15.

Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age)

Universe:

Variable	Label
T015_001	Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age)

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; Eurostat: Technical Documentation
	Eurostat: Technical Documentation -> General notes -> Variable descriptions -> Old age dependency ratio

Old age dependency ratio

Is the number of persons of an age when they are conventionally considered economically inactive (aged 65 years and over (1st variant) or 60 years and older (2nd variant) to the number of persons conventionally considered of working age (respectively aged 15-64 (1st variant) or 20-59 years old (2nd variant)).