Guatemala vs Timor-Leste: Age dependency ratio, old

Guatemala
7.8%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.5%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
147th
Timor-Leste rank
144th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Guatemala
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 8.5% against 7.8% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Guatemala ranks 147th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 4.4% 4.4% 0.0% Guatemala
1970s 4.7% 4.5% 0.2% Guatemala
1980s 5.8% 4.2% 1.5% Guatemala
1990s 6.9% 4.1% 2.9% Guatemala
2000s 7.0% 5.3% 1.7% Guatemala
2010s 7.0% 9.2% 2.2% Timor-Leste
2020s 7.5% 9.0% 1.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Guatemala or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 8.5% against 7.8% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Guatemala and Timor-Leste?
0.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Timor-Leste?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Timor-Leste rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Guatemala ranks 147th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th 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.