Panama vs Spain: Age dependency ratio
Panama
51.9%
in 2025
Spain
52.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
137th
Spain rank
135th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 52.1% against 51.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 137th and Spain ranks 135th of 217 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.0% | 57.0% | 35.0% | Panama |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 60.3% | 27.6% | Panama |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 54.8% | 19.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 47.1% | 16.8% | Panama |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 45.5% | 11.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 49.6% | 4.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 51.3% | 1.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Panama or Spain?
- Spain, at 52.1% against 51.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Panama and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 137th and Spain ranks 135th 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.