Panama vs Sri Lanka: Age dependency ratio
Panama
51.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
51.9%
in 2025
Panama rank
138th
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Panama currently reports 51.9% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.0% | 80.0% | 12.0% | Panama |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 73.2% | 14.6% | Panama |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 66.7% | 7.6% | Panama |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 55.7% | 8.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 48.5% | 8.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 50.4% | 3.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 51.7% | 0.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Panama or Sri Lanka?
- Panama, at 51.9% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.