Dependency Ratios

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1) Calculate the dependency ratios for the countries below. Round to 2 decimal places.
2) Write in if the country has High or Low Dependency

Country   Young population 0-14   Working population 15 - 65   Old population 65+    Dependency ratio    High or Low dependency?

Djibouti                43.4                             53.2                                       3.4                                                  

Finland                16.9                             66.7                                      16.4                                                 

Japan                 13.8                              65.2                                       21                                                   

Laos                   41.2                              55.7                                       3.1                                                  

Mali                   48.2                            48.8                                          3                                                              

3) Which of these countries have youthful populations?
4) Which of these countries have ageing populations?
5) How can you tell?
6) Devise a set of policies/laws to guide the governments management of these countries.