Old-Age Dependency Ratio
28.5%
· Jan 2025
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1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
16%
18%
20%
22%
24%
26%
28%
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
28.5%
Old-Age Dependency Ratio — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
1960
14.7%
1961
15.0%
1962
15.1%
1963
15.2%
1964
15.3%
1965
15.4%
1966
15.6%
1967
15.6%
1968
15.6%
1969
15.7%
1970
15.7%
1971
15.8%
1972
15.8%
1973
15.8%
1974
15.8%
1975
15.9%
1976
16.0%
1977
16.1%
1978
16.3%
1979
16.5%
1980
16.6%
1981
16.8%
1982
17.0%
1983
17.2%
1984
17.4%
1985
17.6%
1986
17.7%
1987
18.0%
1988
18.2%
1989
18.4%
1990
18.6%
1991
18.7%
1992
18.8%
1993
18.9%
1994
18.9%
1995
18.9%
1996
18.8%
1997
18.7%
1998
18.6%
1999
18.4%
2000
18.3%
2001
18.2%
2002
18.1%
2003
18.0%
2004
18.0%
2005
18.0%
2006
18.0%
2007
18.2%
2008
18.5%
2009
18.8%
2010
19.0%
2011
19.4%
2012
19.9%
2013
20.5%
2014
21.0%
2015
21.5%
2016
22.0%
2017
22.6%
2018
23.2%
2019
23.8%
2020
24.5%
2021
25.2%
2022
26.0%
2023
26.8%
2024
27.7%
2025
28.5%
Source: FRED · SPPOPDPNDOLUSA · econscout.com