Young and Old Age Dependency Ratio 1981-2000                              
 
  Age dependency ratio
  1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Child dependency ratio 358 353 349 344 338 332 325 317 311 306 295 290 284 278 274 266 253 241 246 235
Elderly dependency ratio 97 99 102 105 108 111 114 116 119 122 125 129 132 135 138 141 145 146 153 152
Overall dependency ratio 455 452 450 449 446 443 438 433 430 427 420 419 416 413 412 407 398 387 399 387
 
 
Source: Demographic Statistics Section, Census & Statistics Department.