El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Age dependency ratio
El Salvador
48.6%
in 2025
New Caledonia
49.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
New Caledonia rank
157th
Age dependency ratio over time
- El Salvador
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 49.0% against 48.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 159th and New Caledonia ranks 157th of 218 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.7% | 73.4% | 24.4% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 77.1% | 18.3% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 67.5% | 16.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 56.0% | 20.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 52.7% | 16.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 49.3% | 7.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.5% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 49.0% against 48.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 0.4%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 159th and New Caledonia ranks 157th 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.