Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Canada: Age dependency ratio

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
54.3%
in 2025
Canada
54.4%
in 2025
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
118th
Canada rank
115th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 54.4% against 54.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Canada ranks 115th of 217 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 83.2% 68.7% 14.5% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 83.1% 54.2% 28.9% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 81.2% 46.4% 34.8% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 78.5% 47.5% 30.9% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 72.0% 44.9% 27.2% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 62.4% 47.2% 15.2% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 56.0% 52.8% 3.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Canada?
Canada, at 54.4% against 54.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Canada?
0.1%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Canada?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Canada rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Canada ranks 115th of 217 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.