Demographic dependency of aging process in Bangladesh

The number of old age dependent people is increasing not only in developed countries but also in developing countries. the growth rate of elderly people is higher in rich countries than in poor countries. this study was an attempt to assess the demographic dependency of aging process using census data from bangladesh bureau of statistics during the period of 1951 to 2011. from the analysis,a decreasing trend of young age dependency ratio (dr) as well as an increasing trend of the old age dr was observed. overall,a downward trend in dependency burden of bangladesh aging process has also been observed. a variation of dr have been observed in both urban and rural areas of the country. rural areas hasvemore dependent people than urban areas. male dependence is higher than their female counterpart. non-muslim communities have more old age dependence than muslim communities. a declining pattern of young: old ratio has also been observed; the ratio is greater in urban areas than in rural areas. © pakistan academy of sciences.