El Salvador vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio

El Salvador
48.6%
in 2025
Ukraine
48.5%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
Ukraine rank
160th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 48.6% against 48.5% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 159th and Ukraine ranks 160th 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 Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 97.7% 52.4% 45.4% El Salvador
1970s 95.4% 50.4% 45.0% El Salvador
1980s 83.8% 49.6% 34.3% El Salvador
1990s 76.7% 50.3% 26.4% El Salvador
2000s 69.4% 43.1% 26.2% El Salvador
2010s 56.8% 43.3% 13.5% 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 Ukraine?
El Salvador, at 48.6% against 48.5% in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between El Salvador and Ukraine?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio?
El Salvador ranks 159th and Ukraine ranks 160th 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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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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.