Drop in share of economically dependent population
Dependency ratio is persons of age 0 to 14 years or 65 years and above per 100 persons of age 15 to 64 years.
Grouped column chart showing dependency ratio falling from 47.5% to 44.3% overall between 2017-18 and 2020-21. The rural dependency ratio was down from 50.2% to 47%, while the urban one declined from 41.4% to 38.3% in the same period.
