El Salvador vs Mexico: Age dependency ratio
El Salvador
48.6%
in 2025
Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
Mexico rank
161st
Age dependency ratio over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 48.6% against 48.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 159th and Mexico ranks 161st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.7% | 100.1% | 2.3% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 100.4% | 5.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 85.8% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 70.1% | 6.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 60.9% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 53.2% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.3% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 48.6% against 48.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 159th and Mexico ranks 161st 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.