The old age dependency ratio in Libya saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 7.38 percent. However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the ratio. The old-age dependency ratio refers to the number of people aged 65 years and older per 100 working-age individuals aged 15-64 years. It provides insights into the extent to which older people are dependent on the economically active population.
Old age dependency ratio is the ratio of individuals older than 64 years dependents on the working-age population aged 15 to 64. Data is expressed as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Old-age dependency ratio in Libya from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961128/libya-old-age-dependency-ratio/
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