China: dependency ratio by region

In 2021, the gross dependency ratio in different provinces of China varied from about 35.8 percent in Beijing municipality to 56.7 percent in Henan province. In 2021, the national average dependency ratio in China was about 46.4 percent, which means that statistically 100 people of working age needed to support around 46.4 seniors and children.

Gross dependency ratio in China in 2021, by province or region

Characteristic	Dependency ratio
Henan	56.71%
Guangxi	55.06%
Guizhou	54.53%
Shandong	52.3%
Hunan	52.28%
Hebei	51.84%
Anhui	51.72%
Jiangxi	49.92%
Sichuan	49.74%
Chongqing	49.32%
Gansu	47.49%
Jiangsu	46.47%
National average	46.44%
Hubei	45.6%
Shaanxi	45.22%
Qinghai	43.98%
Tibet	43.97%
Yunnan	43.92%
Fujian	43.75%
Hainan	43.67%
Ningxia	43.02%
Xinjiang	42.33%
Shanxi	42.01%
Liaoning	41.99%
Tianjin	41.23%
Jilin	38.71%
Guangdong	38.61%
Inner Mongolia	38.06%
Zhejiang	37.77%
Shanghai	37.49%
Heilongjiang	36.16%
Beijing	35.76%

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Release date

October 2022

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China

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Data are based on 2020 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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