# Total dependency ratio — PLW
> Latest: 42.39% (2025). Change: +0.4 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SP.POP.DPND — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/total-dependency-ratio/PLW
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 40.83% |
| 2022 | 41.24% |
| 2023 | 41.62% |
| 2024 | 42.01% |
| 2025 | 42.39% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Total dependency ratio — PLW [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/total-dependency-ratio/PLW. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)