Age dependency ratio - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Dependent people as percent of the working age population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 20 countries was 51.68 percent. The highest value was in Guatemala: 58.2 percent and the lowest value was in Brazil: 43.3 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Age dependency ratio, 2023 Global rank Available data
Guatemala 58.2 1 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 57.92 2 1960 - 2023
Haiti 57.23 3 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 55.16 4 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 54.72 5 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 53.97 6 1960 - 2023
Panama 53.47 7 1960 - 2023
Argentina 53.36 8 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 53.36 9 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 52.74 10 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 52.68 11 1960 - 2023
Peru 52.1 12 1960 - 2023
Honduras 51.64 13 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 50.13 14 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 50.07 15 1960 - 2023
Mexico 48.38 16 1960 - 2023
Chile 46.3 17 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 44.91 18 1960 - 2023
Colombia 43.86 19 1960 - 2023
Brazil 43.3 20 1960 - 2023



Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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1. Guatemala
2. Puerto Rico
3. Haiti
4. Venezuela
5. Bolivia
6. Paraguay
7. Panama
8. Argentina
9. Nicaragua
10. Uruguay
11. Domin. Rep.
12. Peru
13. Honduras
14. El Salvador
15. Ecuador
16. Mexico
17. Chile
18. Costa Rica
19. Colombia
20. Brazil
58.20
57.92
57.23
55.16
54.72
53.97
53.47
53.36
53.36
52.74
52.68
52.10
51.64
50.13
50.07
48.38
46.30
44.91
43.86
43.30
0
14.6
29.1
43.7
58.2


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