The reading right now

As of January 2024, Dependency ratio for Australia stood at 55.2. That is up 0.38 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 54.2, ranging from a low of 52.9 in January 2019 to a high of 55.2 in January 2024. The current reading sits 2.21 above its trailing ten-year mean of 53.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.