China: children and old-age dependency ratio by province

In 2022, the child dependency ratio and the old-age dependency ratio varied greatly in different provinces of China. While Heilongjiang province had the lowest gross dependency ratio of 37.1 percent, comprised of around 12.7 percent child dependency and 24.4 percent old-age dependency, Henan province had the highest gross dependency ratio with around 33.2 percent child dependency and 22.7 percent old-age dependency.

Children and old-age dependency ratio in China in 2022, by province or region

Characteristic	Child dependency ratio	Old-age dependency ratio
Henan	33.16%	22.67%
Guangxi	34.25%	20.3%
Guizhou	35.6%	18.71%
Shandong	27.29%	25.56%
Hunan	27.63%	24.53%
Hebei	28.22%	23.77%
Anhui	27.21%	23.86%
Sichuan	22.52%	27.12%
Jiangxi	29.59%	19.42%
Chongqing	21.7%	27.26%
Gansu	27.58%	19.8%
Jiangsu	20.82%	26.29%
National average	24.88%	21.83%
Hubei	22.53%	23.85%
Shaanxi	24.51%	21.42%
Tibet	35.66%	8.49%
Fujian	26.47%	17.56%
Qinghai	29.2%	14.7%
Liaoning	14.97%	28.77%
Yunnan	26.94%	16.77%
Hainan	27.24%	16.19%
Ningxia	27.99%	14.9%
Tianjin	18.51%	24.28%
Shanxi	21.99%	20.66%
Xinjiang	29.46%	11.86%
Jilin	15.08%	24.84%
Shanghai	13.66%	26.09%
Guangdong	25.67%	13.34%
Inner Mongolia	18.45%	20.4%
Zhejiang	17.95%	20.67%
Beijing	16.57%	20.76%
Heilongjiang	12.71%	24.44%

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October 2023

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China

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Figures 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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