35 Eph -- Demography, Population Change and Management

What is dependency ratio? How can you calculate old and young dependency ratio? What are the advantages of having knowledge of dependency ratio?

What is dependency ratio? How can you calculate old and young dependency ratio? What are the advantages of having knowledge of dependency ratio?

Dependency ratio is the ratio of dependent population to independent population multiplied by 100.

Old and young dependency ratio is calculated by:
CDR = [Pn (0-14) / Pn (15-59)] * 100
ODR = [Pn (60 above) / Pn (15-59)] * 100
Advantages of having knowledge of dependency ratio are:
        - To find the total dependent people.
        - To find the total independent people.
        - To know how many people are depended to each independent people.
        - To make policy makers easy to formulate policies for dependent and independent people.

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