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Old Age Dependency Ratio by Sex and Residence in India in 1981, 1991 & 2001

Table 12.29
Area Old Age Dependency Rationj *
Male Female Persons
1981 1991 2001 1981 1991 2001 1981 1991 2001
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rural 13.1 13.3 13.6 12.9 13.0 14.6 13.0 13.2 14.1
Urban 8.5 9.2 9.9 10.1 10.2 11.7 9.2 9.7 10.7
Combined 11.8 12.2 12.4 12.2 12.2 13.8 12.0 12.2 13.1

Note:

  1. All India excludes Assam for 1981 and Jammu & Kashmir for 1991
  2. 2001 figure excludes the population of paomata MaoMaham and Purul division of Manipur State

(*) Old Age Dependency Ratio is the number of Persons in the Old Age group 60+ per 100 persons the age group 15-59

Source: Report and Tables on Age, Census of India, 2001, Registrar General of India, New Delhi.
1981& 1991: Population from Social and Cultural Tables, 1981 and 1991 respectively. Registrar General of India, Govt. of India, New Delhi