Workers Per Retiree
How many workers support each retiree now, and after the cohorts move through.
Workers per retiree falling from about 3 to 2 is a 45% drop in the support ratio, which puts the retired share of the two at 35% — the arithmetic behind every pension reform.
Workers Per Retiree
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It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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