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Benin: Age dependency ratio, old

5.67percent · 2025+0.0% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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. Annual figures for Benin from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20255.672
20245.636
20235.607
20225.587
20215.585
20205.598
20195.608
20185.618
20175.632
20165.65
20155.671
20145.697
20135.719
20125.739
20115.761
20105.777
20095.791
20085.804
20075.814
20065.825
20055.854
20045.898
20035.947
20026.009
20016.079
20006.153
19996.232
19986.316
19976.403
19966.486
19956.552
19946.587
19936.73
19926.933
19917.049
19907.171
19897.295
19887.421
19877.551
19867.687
19857.829
19847.974
19838.124
19828.275
19818.427
19808.579
19798.73
19788.879
19779.023
19769.161
19759.291
19749.41
19739.52
19729.622
19719.72
19709.814
19699.908
196810.001
196710.096
196610.194
196510.292
196410.392
196310.504
196210.629
196110.77
196010.936

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, old. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-old (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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