Bolivia vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Bolivia
8.9%
in 2025
Philippines
8.5%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
140th
Philippines rank
143rd
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Bolivia
- Philippines
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 8.9% against 8.5% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 4.4% | 4.1% | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 2.8% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.1% | 3.0% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.3% | 3.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 0.9% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bolivia or Philippines?
- Bolivia, at 8.9% against 8.5% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bolivia and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bolivia ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 143rd 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.