Mexico vs Philippines: Age dependency ratio
Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
Philippines
48.9%
in 2025
Mexico rank
160th
Philippines rank
157th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 48.9% against 48.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.
Mexico ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 157th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.1% | 104.5% | 4.5% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 100.4% | 97.2% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 83.8% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 78.2% | 8.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 68.6% | 7.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 59.8% | 6.5% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 51.8% | 2.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mexico or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 48.9% against 48.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mexico and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mexico ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 157th of 217 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.