Chile vs India: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Chile
45.2%
in 2025
India
46.1%
in 2025
Chile rank
179th
India rank
176th
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Chile
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 46.1% against 45.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 179th and India ranks 176th of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 81.4% | 6.5% | India |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 80.3% | 12.8% | India |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 76.4% | 18.3% | India |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 71.2% | 15.6% | India |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 62.3% | 12.2% | India |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 53.0% | 7.6% | India |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 47.3% | 2.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Chile or India?
- India, at 46.1% against 45.2% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Chile and India?
- 0.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and India rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Chile ranks 179th and India ranks 176th 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.