Dependency Load refers to which portion of the population?

Dependency Load refers to which portion of the population?

• A. Non-working population
• B. Working-age adults
• C. Immigrants and emigrants
• D. Age 0 to 14 and 65 and over

Answer: (A)

Dependency load measures the portion of people who are not in the workforce and rely on others for support. This group usually includes children and older adults who aren’t working, along with other individuals not actively employed, who depend on the earning portion of the population for resources through families and government programs. By comparing who is working to who isn’t, we can see how much pressure there is on the working-age population to provide for everyone else, which affects things like taxes, schools, healthcare, and pensions. So, the idea is about the non-working segment of the population that others support.