El Salvador vs Iran: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2025
Iran
12.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Iran rank
114th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Iran ranks 114th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 7.2% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Iran |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 5.7% | 0.9% | Iran |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.8% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, El Salvador or Iran?
- Iran, at 12.4% against 12.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Iran ranks 114th 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.