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China: share of people supported by the working population 2006-2016, by age group

Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2006 to 2016, by age group

The data displays the share of people depending on support of the working population in China from 2006 to 2016, by age group. In 2016, around 22.9% of the total population of China were children between 0 and 14 years of age who were financially dependent on the working population.

2006 27.3 11
2007 26.8 11.1
2008 26 11.3
2009 25.3 11.6
2010 22.3 11.9
2011 22.1 12.3
2012 22.2 12.7
2013 22.2 13.1
2014 22.5 13.7
2015 22.6 14.3
2016 22.9 15