Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Age dependency ratio, old
Dominican Republic
12.5%
in 2025
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
113th
El Salvador rank
115th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 0.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 9.9% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 11.2% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 12.0% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
- Dominican Republic, at 12.5% against 12.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 115th 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.