Chile vs Mauritius: Age dependency ratio, old
Chile
21.2%
in 2025
Mauritius
19.8%
in 2025
Chile rank
70th
Mauritius rank
73rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Chile
- Mauritius
How they compare
Chile currently reports 21.2% against 19.8% in Mauritius, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 70th and Mauritius ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 2.3% | Chile |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.3% | 4.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.2% | 3.9% | Chile |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.7% | 2.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Chile or Mauritius?
- Chile, at 21.2% against 19.8% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Chile and Mauritius?
- 1.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Mauritius rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chile ranks 70th and Mauritius ranks 73rd of 217 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.