Mexico vs Ukraine: Age dependency ratio

Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
48.5%
in 2025
Mexico rank
160th
Ukraine rank
159th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Mexico
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 48.5% against 48.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 160th and Ukraine ranks 159th of 217 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 100.1% 52.4% 47.7% Mexico
1970s 100.4% 50.4% 50.0% Mexico
1980s 85.8% 49.6% 36.2% Mexico
1990s 70.1% 50.3% 19.8% Mexico
2000s 60.9% 43.1% 17.8% Mexico
2010s 53.2% 43.3% 10.0% Mexico
2020s 49.3% 48.5% 0.8% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mexico or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 48.5% against 48.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mexico and Ukraine?
0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Ukraine?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Ukraine rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Mexico ranks 160th and Ukraine ranks 159th 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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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
Last refreshed

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.