China: dependency ratio by region

In 2023, the gross dependency ratio in different provinces of China varied from about 37.33 percent in Beijing municipality to 38.63 percent in Henan province. In 2023, the national average dependency ratio in China was about 46.59 percent, which means that statistically 100 people of working age needed to support around 46.59 seniors and children.

Gross dependency ratio in China in 2023, by province or region

Characteristic	Dependency ratio
Guizhou	54.59%
Guangxi	54.44%
Henan	54.38%
Shandong	53.17%
Hebei	51.63%
Hunan	51.22%
Anhui	49.75%
Sichuan	49.17%
Chongqing	49%
Jiangxi	47.78%
Gansu	47.19%
Jiangsu	47.12%
Hubei	46.64%
National average	46.59%
Shaanxi	46.27%
Liaoning	45.3%
Tibet	43.85%
Fujian	43.77%
Tianjin	43.76%
Yunnan	43.4%
Qinghai	43.4%
Shanxi	43.13%
Hainan	42.79%
Ningxia	42.27%
Shanghai	41.13%
Jilin	40.76%
Xinjiang	40.08%
Inner Mongolia	39.53%
Zhejiang	38.92%
Guangdong	38.78%
Beijing	38.63%
Heilongjiang	38.18%

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Release date

October 2024

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China

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Data are based on 2023 census data adjusted by annual data from the China National Sample Survey on Population Changes.

The dependency ratio denotes the relationship between economic dependent age groups (people who are either too old or too young to work) to those of a working age. Those who are defined as being able to work, by the source, are those between the ages of 15 and 64. The dependency ratio indicates how great a burden is placed on those of a working age by those of a non-working age.

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