Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Age dependency ratio, old
Dominican Republic
12.5%
in 2025
Ecuador
12.7%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
113th
Ecuador rank
111th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 12.7% against 12.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Ecuador ranks 111th of 218 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 8.3% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 7.2% | 1.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.5% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 8.5% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.2% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 12.7% against 12.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Ecuador ranks 111th 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.