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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Old-age dependency ratio (age 70+ / age 25-69)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Old-age dependency ratio (age 70+ / age 25-69)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Demographic<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
The number of persons age 70 and older per number of persons age 25 to 69.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> Calculated as the number of persons aged 70+ divided by the number of persons aged 25 to 69, multiplied by 100. Age is determined using the IPUMS AGE variable: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/AGE#codes_section">Link</a>.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Small island developing States (SIDS), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2), UNFPA Regions, World<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Nativity: <em>Foreign-born, Native-born</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Race: <em>Afro-Ecuadorian, American Indian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, Brown (Brazil), Chinese, Coloured (South Africa), Creole (Suriname), Filipino, Indian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Indian, Mestizo (Indigenous and White), Mixed race, Montubio (Ecuador), Mulatto (Black and White), Other, Other Asian, Other Black, Pakistani, Two or more races, Vietnamese, White</em><br>Sex: <em>Female, Male</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections: <a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/Methodology">Link</a><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>IPUMS:</strong> For Israel 1983, age is only available as grouped intervals, and this indicator reflects the ratio of persons age 70+ to persons age 18-69.<br></p> |