Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Paraguay: Age dependency ratio

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
54.3%
in 2025
Paraguay
54.1%
in 2025
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
118th
Paraguay rank
119th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 54.3% against 54.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 119th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 83.2% 99.7% 16.5% Paraguay
1970s 83.1% 92.2% 9.1% Paraguay
1980s 81.2% 82.9% 1.7% Paraguay
1990s 78.5% 81.2% 2.7% Paraguay
2000s 72.0% 68.2% 3.8% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 62.4% 56.5% 5.9% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 56.0% 54.2% 1.7% 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 Paraguay?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 54.3% against 54.1% in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?
0.2%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 119th 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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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
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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.