the proportion of working (economically active) people to non-working (non-economically active) people in a country by the formula:
people aged 0-14 + people aged over 6 5 x 100
people aged 15-65
Thus suggests how many non-workers are supported by every hundred workers. While these age groups do not reflect economic status accurately, inaccuracies tend to balance out.
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