Mexico vs Viet Nam: Age dependency ratio
Mexico
48.4%
in 2025
Viet Nam
47.8%
in 2025
Mexico rank
161st
Viet Nam rank
164th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mexico
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 48.4% against 47.8% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 161st and Viet Nam ranks 164th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.1% | 92.3% | 7.8% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 100.4% | 88.4% | 12.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 82.6% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 71.5% | 1.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 52.2% | 8.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 44.3% | 8.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 47.4% | 1.8% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mexico or Viet Nam?
- Mexico, at 48.4% against 47.8% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 0.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Viet Nam rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mexico ranks 161st and Viet Nam ranks 164th 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.