Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age) - T015_001 - Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age) - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Survey European Statistics 2014

Data Dictionary:

European Statistics 2014

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Survey: European Statistics 2014

Data Source:

Social Explorer; Eurostat - The Statistical Office of the European Union

Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)

Table:

T15. Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age) [1]

Universe:

Variable Details

T15.

Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age)

Universe:

T015_001Old Age Dependency Ratio (per 100 Population of Working Age)

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Rate: (Sum(NV001_002) / Sum(NV001_001)) * 100

Formula used to compute this variable:

#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); if (SE:NV001_002.IsNull || SE:NV001_001.IsNull) oretval.IsNull = true; else oretval = (SE:NV001_002 / SE:NV001_001) * 100; return oretval;

Variables used in the formula:
SE:NV001_002	Population Aged 65 or Over
SE:NV001_001	Population Aged 15 to 64 Years

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; Eurostat: Technical Documentation
	Eurostat: Technical Documentation -> General notes -> Variable descriptions -> Old age dependency ratio

Old age dependency ratio

Is the number of persons of an age when they are conventionally considered economically inactive (aged 65 years and over (1st variant) or 60 years and older (2nd variant) to the number of persons conventionally considered of working age (respectively aged 15-64 (1st variant) or 20-59 years old (2nd variant)).