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India - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 10.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

10.78 (2025)

Global rank

##125 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1960

1.83×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119601970198019902000201020202025#153#1252016 overtook Malaysia2020 overtook Cayman Islands
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. India climbed from #153 to #125 (overtook Malaysia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
Overtook Cayman Islands in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020255.887.519.1510.78
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