3-4  Age Composition and Dependency Ratio of Population 
(%)
Year Sex Ratio
of Total
Population
(female=100)
The Proportion of Total Population By Age Gross
Dependency
Ratio
Children
Dependency
Ratio
Old
Dependency
Ratio
Aged
0-14
Aged
15-64
Aged 65
and Over
1982 102.9 31.0 63.4 5.6 57.7 48.9 8.8
1990 103.5 26.6 67.2 6.2 48.8 39.6 9.2
1995 103.7 24.6 68.0 7.4 47.1 36.2 10.9
2000 102.5 20.8 71.1 8.1 40.6 29.3 11.4
2001 102.7 20.4 71.4 8.2 40.1 28.6 11.5
2002 102.4 18.8 72.7 8.5 37.6 25.9 11.7
2003 100.4 18.4 72.6 9.1 37.8 25.3 12.5
2004 100.7 17.1 73.7 9.2 35.8 23.2 12.5
2005 102.0 15.9 74.1 9.9 34.9 21.5 13.4
2006 100.8 15.3 74.7 10.0 33.9 20.5 13.4
2007 101.4 15.0 74.8 10.2 33.7 20.1 13.6
2008 100.2 15.6 74.1 10.3 34.9 21.0 13.8
2009 102.3 15.7 73.9 10.4 35.4 21.2 14.1
2010 102.3 15.7 74.4 9.9 34.4 21.1 13.3
               
               
a)Data of 19822000 and 2010 are taken from the national population census.Data of 2001-2004 are taken from 
Population Sample Survey. Others are estimated on population sample survey.