El Salvador vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio
El Salvador
48.6%
in 2025
Philippines
48.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
Philippines rank
158th
Age dependency ratio over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 48.9% against 48.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 159th and Philippines ranks 158th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.7% | 104.5% | 6.8% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 97.2% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 78.2% | 1.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 68.6% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 59.8% | 3.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 51.8% | 1.8% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 48.9% against 48.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 159th and Philippines ranks 158th 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.