Mexico vs Morocco: Age dependency ratio, old
Mexico
12.6%
in 2025
Morocco
12.7%
in 2025
Mexico rank
111th
Morocco rank
109th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Mexico
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 111th and Morocco ranks 109th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.4% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Mexico or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 12.7% against 12.6% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Mexico and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Mexico ranks 111th and Morocco ranks 109th 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.