Bangladesh vs Paraguay: Age dependency ratio, old
Bangladesh
10.2%
in 2025
Paraguay
10.4%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
131st
Paraguay rank
129th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bangladesh
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 10.4% against 10.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 131st and Paraguay ranks 129th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.5% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.1% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.8% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bangladesh or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 10.4% against 10.2% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bangladesh and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Paraguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bangladesh ranks 131st and Paraguay ranks 129th 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.