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OWID: Age dependency breakdown

Number of dependents per 100 people aged 15–64, broken down into youth (under 15) and old-age (65+) dependents. Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024), compiled by Our World in Data. 38,776 values; read with owid_series(slug='age-dependency-breakdown').

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38,776 rows reported at indexing.

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