Mexico vs South Africa: Age dependency ratio
Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
South Africa
48.4%
in 2025
Mexico rank
161st
South Africa rank
162nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 48.4% against 48.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 161st and South Africa ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.1% | 83.7% | 16.4% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 100.4% | 83.8% | 16.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 76.5% | 9.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 70.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.3% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.4% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 48.4% against 48.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mexico and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mexico ranks 161st and South Africa ranks 162nd 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.