Total dependency ratio fell 1.20% to 41.7% in Turkey in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Turkey reached an all time high of 91.7% in 1968 and an all time low of 41.7% in 2024. When compared to Turkey's main peers, total dependency ratio in Bulgaria amounted to 52.4%, 53.7% in Greece, 59.8% in Iraq and 38.4% in Iran in 2024.
Turkey has been ranked 138th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Albania | % | 57.8% | 57.9% | 58.3% | 58.6% | 58.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 67.4% | 68.9% | 70.3% | 71.7% | 73.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 78.6% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 82.7% | 83.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 46.4% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 32.5% | 33.1% | 34.2% | 35.2% | 36.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | % | 56.7% | 57.8% | 59.3% | 60.8% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 62.1% | 64.0% | 65.5% | 67.1% | 68.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 39.0% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 43.4% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 59.3% | 60.8% | 62.5% | 64.2% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 42.5% | 42.6% | 43.0% | 43.4% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 50.9% | 51.9% | 52.8% | 53.8% | 54.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 38.0% | 38.2% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 39.3% |
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