# Total dependency ratio — VEN
> Latest: 53.69% (2025). Change: -0.6 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/VEN
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 56.27% |
| 2022 | 55.7% |
| 2023 | 55.01% |
| 2024 | 54.34% |
| 2025 | 53.69% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Total dependency ratio — VEN [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/total-dependency-ratio/VEN. 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)