Argentina vs Mauritius: Age dependency ratio, old
Argentina
19.0%
in 2025
Mauritius
19.8%
in 2025
Argentina rank
77th
Mauritius rank
74th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Argentina
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 19.8% against 19.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 77th and Mauritius ranks 74th of 218 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 6.7% | 4.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 7.3% | 5.9% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 6.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 9.3% | 6.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 12.2% | 4.9% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.7% | 0.9% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Argentina or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 19.8% against 19.0% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Argentina and Mauritius?
- 0.8%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Mauritius rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Argentina ranks 77th and Mauritius ranks 74th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.