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Table 3 Dependency ratios, relative share of child and elderly dependency ratio, and aging index in Oman, 1950–2070

From: Demographic transition in Sultanate of Oman: emerging demographic dividend and challenges

Period

Dependency ratios (%)

Relative share of

Aging index (%)d

TDRa

CDRb

EDRc

CDR

EDR

Total

1950

83.1

77.5

5.6

93.2

6.8

100.0

7.3

1955

84.1

78.6

5.5

93.4

6.6

100.0

7.0

1960

87.4

82.0

5.4

93.8

6.2

100.0

6.6

1965

92.9

86.7

6.2

93.4

6.6

100.0

7.1

1970

97.8

91.8

6.0

93.8

6.2

100.0

6.6

1975

95.3

89.6

5.8

94.0

6.0

100.0

6.4

1980

91.4

86.1

5.3

94.2

5.8

100.0

6.2

1985

92.4

87.8

4.6

95.0

5.0

100.0

5.3

1990

90.7

86.3

4.4

95.1

4.9

100.0

5.1

1995

71.4

67.8

3.6

95.0

5.0

100.0

5.3

2000

65.3

61.3

4.1

93.8

6.2

100.0

6.7

2005

54.0

50.1

3.9

92.7

7.3

100.0

7.8

2010

39.6

35.9

3.7

90.6

9.4

100.0

10.4

2015

31.8

28.8

3.0

90.5

9.5

100.0

10.5

2020

33.3

30.0

3.3

90.0

10.0

100.0

11.1

2025

34.7

30.3

4.4

87.3

12.7

100.0

14.5

2030

34.3

28.4

5.9

82.8

17.2

100.0

20.8

2035

32.4

24.6

7.8

75.8

24.2

100.0

31.9

2040

32.9

22.3

10.6

67.7

32.3

100.0

47.6

2045

36.2

21.7

14.4

60.1

39.9

100.0

66.5

2050

40.2

22.2

18.0

55.2

44.8

100.0

81.2

2055

47.7

23.4

24.4

49.0

51.0

100.0

104.3

2060

55.1

24.0

31.1

43.6

56.4

100.0

129.2

2065

57.4

23.4

34.0

40.8

59.2

100.0

145.2

2070

58.9

22.4

36.5

38.1

61.9

100.0

162.8

  1. aChildren dependency ratio (CDR) = population aged less than 15 / population aged 15–64
  2. bElderly dependency ratio (EDR) = population aged 65 or more / population aged 15–64
  3. cTotal dependency ratio (TDR) = CDR + EDR
  4. dAging Index = population aged 65 or above / population aged less than 15