Ecuador vs Mexico: Age dependency ratio
Ecuador
48.1%
in 2025
Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
162nd
Mexico rank
160th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 48.4% against 48.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 162nd and Mexico ranks 160th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 100.1% | 5.6% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 100.4% | 10.3% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 85.8% | 5.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 60.9% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.2% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.3% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 48.4% against 48.1% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd and Mexico ranks 160th 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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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.