Argentina vs Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio
Argentina
50.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
51.5%
in 2025
Argentina rank
146th
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Argentina
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 51.5% against 50.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3% | 101.8% | 44.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 99.5% | 41.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 98.9% | 35.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 88.2% | 25.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 70.6% | 11.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 59.1% | 3.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 53.3% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Argentina or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 51.5% against 50.7% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 0.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Argentina ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.