<prompt> Numerator of Dependency ratio is:Population 10 years and 65 yearsPopulation 15 years and 65 yearsPopulation 10 years- and 60 yearsPopulation 15 years and 60 years  <response>: Ans. b Population 15 years and 65 yearsRef: K. Park 23rd ed. 484 Dependency ratio is the proportion of persons above 65 years of age and children below 15 years of age who are considered to be dependent on economically productive age group 15-64.Dependency Ratio Persons 15 yrs 65 yrs---Persons between 15 to 65 yrs Dependency ratio of India is 62 per 100 or 0.62. this means 62 non-earning peoples in India are dependent on 100 earning population. 