Panama vs Peru: Age dependency ratio, old
Panama
14.7%
in 2025
Peru
14.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
99th
Peru rank
102nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 14.7% against 14.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 99th and Peru ranks 102nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 7.7% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 8.3% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 12.4% | 1.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 14.7% against 14.1% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Panama and Peru?
- 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Panama ranks 99th and Peru ranks 102nd 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.