The statistic illustrates the old-age dependency ratio across India between 1961 and 2001, with a breakdown by gender. In 1991, the old-age dependency ratio was at 12.2 percent for both males and females.
Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
1961
10.9%
10.9%
1971
11.4%
11.6%
1981
11.8%
12.2%
1991
12.2%
12.2%
2001
12.5%
13.8%
2011
13.6%
14.9%
10%11%12%13%14%15%16%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Dependency ratio has been described as the share of people in a country that are too young or too old to be part of the labour force and are dependent on the working population.
Statista has been my savior on several occasions.
The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can
go right into a report or presentation.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
MOSPI. (February 1, 2016). Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/
MOSPI. "Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender." Chart. February 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/
MOSPI. (2016). Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/
MOSPI. "Old-age Dependency Ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/
MOSPI, Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Old-age dependency ratio across India from 1961 to 2011, by gender [Graph], MOSPI, February 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/620216/old-age-dependency-ratio-gender-india/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
