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106 ANALYSIS AND PROSPECTIVE STUDIES CULTIVAR Issue 22 APRIL 2021 Youth Dependency Ratio in rural parishes YDR – Youth Dependency Ratio = Population aged 0-14 × 100 5 Population aged 15-64 5 • In 2001, most of the 382 parishes with YDR higher than 30 were in the districts of Braga and Porto. 58.5% of rural parishes were in the cate- gory immediately below and located in an arc between the districts of Viana do Castelo and Lis- bon, extending to Vila Real and Viseu. This cate- gory also included many parishes in the Alentejo districts of Portalegre, Beja and, above all, Évora. • Given that the population has aged, the 2011 census reveals a very different situation. The two categories with the lowest ratios, which 5 A figure under 100 signifies fewer young people (under 15) than people of working age (15–64). accounted for 30% of all rural parishes in 2001, accounted for 51% in 2011, a +69.9% change. • The highest YDR was in the districts of Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Leiria, Lisbon and Évora. • Despite there being only 382 parishes with YDR >30 in 2001, by 2011 this number had fallen to just 59. • In 2011, only 207 parishes had a ratio of <10. However, this was almost triple the number of 72 in 2001. 2001 2011