Workers per Retiree in most populous more-developed countries: 2015-2100 Workers per Retiree in most populous less-developed countries: 2015-2100
                                     WORKERS PER RETIREE
                           (most populous more-developed countries)

       United                              United
Year   States   Russia    Japan  Germany  Kingdom   France    Italy    Spain  Ukraine   Poland
----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
2015     4.06     4.84     2.16     2.88     3.23     3.00     2.65     3.27     4.05     4.11
2020     3.51     3.98     1.93     2.71     3.04     2.68     2.42     2.96     3.58     3.34
2025     3.04     3.33     1.84     2.42     2.79     2.45     2.19     2.59     3.17     2.75
2030     2.73     2.94     1.75     2.06     2.51     2.24     1.91     2.23     2.89     2.54
2035     2.58     2.99     1.63     1.79     2.30     2.08     1.66     1.90     2.81     2.43
2040     2.53     2.92     1.44     1.73     2.22     1.97     1.47     1.60     2.66     2.23
2045     2.52     2.78     1.34     1.73     2.17     1.94     1.39     1.37     2.43     1.94
2050     2.48     2.50     1.28     1.69     2.08     1.91     1.38     1.29     2.14     1.64
2055     2.39     2.19     1.26     1.62     1.99     1.90     1.41     1.30     1.88     1.46
2060     2.27     2.19     1.27     1.59     1.94     1.91     1.46     1.35     1.84     1.35
2065     2.18     2.43     1.28     1.57     1.93     1.90     1.50     1.42     1.97     1.34
2070     2.10     2.61     1.31     1.57     1.93     1.85     1.51     1.45     2.14     1.38
2075     2.03     2.66     1.33     1.58     1.89     1.79     1.49     1.42     2.14     1.36
2080     2.00     2.49     1.33     1.59     1.82     1.74     1.48     1.40     2.07     1.35
2085     1.96     2.33     1.33     1.58     1.76     1.70     1.47     1.38     1.99     1.35
2090     1.92     2.22     1.33     1.55     1.71     1.67     1.46     1.37     1.92     1.36
2095     1.86     2.20     1.32     1.51     1.67     1.63     1.45     1.37     1.91     1.39
2100     1.82     2.22     1.31     1.48     1.63     1.60     1.43     1.37     1.92     1.41

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                                     WORKERS PER RETIREE
                           (most populous less-developed countries)

                          Indo-                             Bangla-          Phillip-
Year    China    India    nesia   Brazil Pakistan  Nigeria     desh   Mexico    pines Ethiopia
----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
2015     6.91     9.99     11.45    7.67    11.21    15.66    11.02     8.75    11.63    12.39
2020     5.32     8.82     10.27    6.51    11.40    15.75    11.23     7.73    10.52    12.80
2025     4.49     7.89      8.63    5.48    10.66    15.70    10.09     6.77     9.29    12.92
2030     3.61     7.11      7.27    4.56     9.78    15.52     8.18     5.89     8.28    12.85
2035     2.83     6.41      6.20    3.90     9.11    15.18     6.61     5.03     7.46    12.24
2040     2.39     5.77      5.40    3.40     8.52    14.35     5.54     4.12     6.89    11.27
2045     2.25     5.16      4.81    2.92     7.79    13.33     4.57     3.53     6.38    10.21
2050     2.09     4.54      4.33    2.50     6.94    12.44     3.78     3.10     5.94     8.86
2055     1.76     4.01      4.01    2.20     6.03    11.81     3.20     2.74     5.44     7.68
2060     1.66     3.59      3.76    1.98     5.40    11.24     2.75     2.44     4.86     6.45
2065     1.69     3.23      3.54    1.79     4.97    10.48     2.38     2.18     4.40     5.35
2070     1.71     2.93      3.29    1.67     4.73     9.50     2.10     2.00     4.06     4.56
2075     1.70     2.70      3.08    1.60     4.37     8.50     1.90     1.86     3.76     4.02
2080     1.64     2.56      2.84    1.55     3.94     7.59     1.75     1.73     3.48     3.58
2085     1.59     2.42      2.67    1.50     3.59     6.83     1.64     1.63     3.23     3.22
2090     1.57     2.30      2.54    1.47     3.33     6.19     1.55     1.56     3.00     2.92
2095     1.56     2.18      2.43    1.45     3.14     5.63     1.49     1.51     2.80     2.67
2100     1.56     2.08      2.34    1.44     2.97     5.12     1.45     1.47     2.63     2.46
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                       2015 MIDYEAR POPULATION

    Population  More Developed          Population  Less Developed
    (millions)  Countries               (millions)  Countries
    ----------  --------------          ----------  --------------
        319.93  United States              1397.03  China
        143.89  Russia                     1309.05  India
        127.97  Japan                       258.16  Indonesia
         81.71  Germany                     205.96  Brazil
         65.40  United Kingdom              189.38  Pakistan
         64.46  France                      181.18  Nigeria
         59.50  Italy                       161.20  Bangladesh
         46.40  Spain                       125.89  Mexico
         44.66  Ukraine                     101.72  Philippines
         38.27  Poland                       99.87  Ethiopia
    
    
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Note: Workers are taken to be the population from age 20 to 64; Retirees are
      taken to be the population of age 65 and above; more developed and less
      developed countries are classifications employed by the United Nations.
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
        World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.

        Total Population - Both Sexes (XLSX, 2.42 MB).

        Potential Support Ratio 2 (XLSX, 732 KB)

Workers Per Retiree (ages 15-64 per ages 65+)
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