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
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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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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.