Panama vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio, old

Panama
14.7%
in 2025
Tunisia
14.9%
in 2025
Panama rank
100th
Tunisia rank
99th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Panama
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Panama ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 99th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.4% 7.3% 0.9% Tunisia
1970s 6.6% 6.7% 0.1% Tunisia
1980s 7.0% 6.9% 0.1% Panama
1990s 7.5% 7.7% 0.2% Tunisia
2000s 8.6% 9.0% 0.4% Tunisia
2010s 11.0% 10.3% 0.7% Panama
2020s 13.6% 13.6% 0.0% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Panama or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 14.9% against 14.7% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Panama and Tunisia?
0.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Panama ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 99th 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.