Ecuador vs Mexico: Age dependency ratio, old
Ecuador
12.7%
in 2025
Mexico
12.6%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
110th
Mexico rank
111th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 111th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 5.4% | 2.9% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 1.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.6% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 12.7% against 12.6% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Ecuador ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 111th 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.