Eritrea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Age dependency ratio
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
47.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 72.0% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 88.3% | 7.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 83.7% | 3.3% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 74.5% | 13.5% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 65.8% | 23.4% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 57.1% | 31.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 50.7% | 34.0% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 48.2% | 27.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Eritrea, at 72.0% against 47.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 24.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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.