El Salvador vs Suriname: Age dependency ratio, old

El Salvador
12.3%
in 2025
Suriname
12.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Suriname rank
116th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • El Salvador
  • Suriname
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 12.3% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

El Salvador ranks 115th and Suriname ranks 116th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 6.5% 10.3% 3.8% Suriname
1970s 5.7% 8.4% 2.7% Suriname
1980s 4.9% 6.2% 1.3% Suriname
1990s 6.1% 5.6% 0.5% El Salvador
2000s 9.9% 8.5% 1.4% El Salvador
2010s 11.2% 9.5% 1.6% El Salvador
2020s 12.0% 11.4% 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 Suriname?
El Salvador, at 12.3% against 12.3% in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between El Salvador and Suriname?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
El Salvador ranks 115th and Suriname ranks 116th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.