Elderly index
Together with the Dependency ratio, the Elderly index provides information on population ageing and change over time.
| Aim of the method/technique |
The elderly index expresses the relation between young and elder population. |
| Scale – spatial and temporal |
It can be calculated from smaller geographical units (municipality) to higher geographical units (region, nation, etc). The time scale used is annual.
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| Brief description |
Persons aged 60 years and above per 100 persons under 15. High elderly index rates show an ageing population whilst low rates show growing demographics. |
| Data requirements |
Data needed are total number of population aged under 15 and over 60. |
| Main applications in cropland , grazing land and forests & shrubland regions |
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