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Ghana: Age dependency ratio, old

6.23percent · 2025+7.7% 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 Ghana from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20256.232
20246.132
20236.034
20225.945
20215.882
20205.849
20195.823
20185.8
20175.789
20165.786
20155.788
20145.787
20135.793
20125.816
20115.849
20105.877
20095.905
20085.933
20075.945
20065.941
20055.932
20045.919
20035.891
20025.853
20015.81
20005.753
19995.677
19985.589
19975.501
19965.408
19955.313
19945.238
19935.177
19925.115
19915.054
19905.007
19894.981
19884.973
19874.968
19864.957
19854.951
19844.968
19834.928
19824.855
19814.962
19805.242
19795.339
19785.225
19775.139
19765.208
19755.398
19745.586
19735.82
19726.116
19716.551
19706.944
19697.104
19687.128
19677.102
19667.045
19656.943
19646.774
19636.52
19626.196
19615.808
19605.668

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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