MLHU - Health Status Resource

Figure 1.3.8: Dependency ratios (total, youth, senior)

Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2016

Figure 1.3.8: Dependency ratios (total, youth, senior)
Source: 
Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population (Unadjusted)

The total dependency ratio was 65 indicating there were 65 youth (aged 0 to 19) or seniors combined for every 100 people in the working age population (aged 20 to 64)

The youth dependency ratio (37) was higher than the senior dependency ratio (28) indicating that there were still more dependent children and youth overall than seniors).

Overall, all dependency ratios for Middlesex-London were the same as those for Ontario.