why is dependency ratio higher in india?

Dependency Ratio is a measure showing the number of dependents in the age group of 0-14 and over the age of 65 to the total population is referred  to as the "total dependency ratio". In India, 34.4% of the population is that of children and 6.9% of old. Thus dependency is really high in India. This high dependency ratio can be attributed to high population growth rate in the country.